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Cop30 live: US looms over talks despite absence as protests at venue continue


Day three at the Belem summit is expected to see more protests as crucial climate negotiations begin in earnest

Fear of being bullied by Donald Trump may have prompted Bill Gates to row back on the climate crisis, the former US vice president Al Gore has speculated, as he slammed the billionaire as “silly”, and the US president for his anti-climate stance.

Trump, “the most corrupt president in American history”, was “badly damaging the US economy” by pulling away from renewable energy and promoting fossil fuels, Gore warned.

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/environment/live/2025/nov/12/cop30-live-talks-us-protests-belem-brazil

Author : Matthew Taylor (now) and Nina Lakhani (later)

Publish date : 2025-11-12 14:09:00

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