Newsom Leads U.S. Climate Presence at COP30 as Trump Administration Skips Summit

California Gov. Gavin Newsom attended COP30 in Belém, Brazil on November 12, 2025, emerging as the highest-profile American at the UN climate summit after the Trump administration declined to send any delegation — one of only four countries absent. Newsom signed wildfire pacts with Pará state and an MOU with Nigeria, calling Trump an "invasive species" and a "wrecking ball president" on climate.