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California Gov. Gavin Newsom is in the midst of touting his state’s leadership on energy policies while in Brazil for a United Nations climate conference, while Golden State residents pay the highest gas prices in the nation that are largely attributable to state regulations.

“While climate change may not resonate, I think affordability matters,” Newsom said in an interview with the San Francisco Chronicle earlier in November ahead of his trip to Brazil. “When you talk about energy efficiency, you’re talking about saving money.”

Newsom joined the COP30 summit, which is an annual U.N. climate meeting, in Belém, Brazil. Typically, federal U.S. officials attend the summit, but the administration skipped the event as President Donald Trump rails a

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