Energy & Environment — Trump won't send 'high level' officials to climate conference

View Online Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story  US won't send high level officials to COP30 The U.S. won't be sending any "high level" representatives to this year's United Nations climate summit, a White House official told The Hill on Friday. © Peter Dejong, Associated Press file The summit, known as COP30, will be held in Brazil next month. Traditionally at such meetings, nations discuss their plans for climate action, unveil climate-related initiatives and seek to negotiate global climate agreements.   The official noted that President Trump is working directly on international energy issues with leaders, including in recent trade deals.   The administration's move not to participate in the summit is not necessarily a surprise. Trump and many of his Cabinet officials have sought to downplay the impacts of climate change and roll back regulations, including the 2009 determination that climate change poses a threat to public health.    Trump also started the process of withdrawing the U.S. from the global Paris agreement. Under this deal, nations agreed to try to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius or 2 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit to 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) as part of an effort to avoid some of the worst climate impacts.    Read more at TheHill.com. Welcome to The Hill's Energy & Environment newsletter, I'm Rachel Frazin — keeping you up to speed on the policies impacting everything from oil and gas to new supply chains. Did someone forward you this newsletter? Subscribe here. Essential Reads  How policy will affect the energy and environment sectors now and in the future: Asked to clarify nuclear testing remarks, Trump says, 'You'll find out very soon' President Trump told reporters Friday they would "find out very soon" when asked to clarify if he plans on resuming underground nuclear detonation tests following his announcement this week that he is directing the Pentagon to restart nuclear weapons tests.   Full Story Trump won't send 'high level' representatives to COP30 climate summit The U.S. won't be sending any "high level" representatives to this year's United Nations climate summit, a White House official told The Hill on Friday.  Full Story What We're Reading  News we've flagged from other outlets touching on energy issues, the environment and other topics: 'Radio silence' on list of paused Army Corps projects (Roll Call) Supermajors Chevron And Exxon Mobil Reported Another Quarterly Profit Decline But One Is Closing The Gap Facebook (Investor's Business Daily) What Others are Reading  Two key stories on The Hill right now: Murkowski votes 'no' on motion to adjourn to protest shutdown Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) on Thursday voted against the Senate adjourning for the weekend as the monthlong government shutdown inches toward another week. Read more Senate passes resolution to end Trump's global tariffs; 4 Republicans side with Dems Four Republican senators voted with Democrats on Thursday to approve a bipartisan resolution to repeal President Trump's global tariffs, including steeper rates on long-time allies such as the European Union, Japan and South Korea. Read more   You're all caught up. See you Monday!  Check out The Hill's Energy & Environment page for the latest coverage. Like this newsletter? Take a moment to view our other topical products here 📩 Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  400 N Capitol Street NW Suite 650, Washington, DC 20001 Copyright © 1998 - 2025 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved.

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