Trump looms large over UN climate talks, where the U.S. is already taking a back seat
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The Biden administration tried to project confidence in the early days of COP29, but all signs point to a reduced U.S. role.
As dozens of heads of state arrived in Azerbaijan for the annual United Nations climate talks this week, one absent world leader’s name was on everyone’s lips. At press conference after press conference, questions arose about the election of Donald Trump. The U.S. president-elect has threatened to pull the United States out of the landmark Paris climate agreement—for a second time—and slow down the country’s transition to renewable energy.