Why the US won’t send top officials to COP30 climate summit in Brazil

Brazil is set to host a leaders’ summit next week, followed by two weeks of UN climate negotiations in the Amazonian city of Belém. (File Photo)

The United States will not send any senior officials to the upcoming COP30 climate summit in Brazil, a White House official told Reuters on Friday.

The official said the move should ease concerns among some world leaders that Washington might try to disrupt the talks. Brazil is set to host a leaders’ summit next week, followed by two weeks of UN climate negotiations in the Amazonian city of Belém.

“The President is directly engaging with leaders around the world on energy issues, which you can see from the historic trade deals and peace deals that all have a significant focus on energy partnerships,”

the White House official said in an email