Tell the Trump Administration: Attend COP30 & Act on Climate

Climate change is accelerating at an alarming rate, and the U.S. is reportedly planning to skip COP 30, the United Nations climate summit to be held in Brazil. 

The White House is now telling journalists that the United States will not send high-level representatives to the upcoming COP30 climate summit in Brazil and that, instead,  Donald Trump is working with world leaders on energy policies as a part of trade deals. 

That decision is an unacceptable refusal to engage on climate — not just “energy” — at the leadership level, even as the world burns, floods, and churns with deadly storms.

The White House must reconsider and reverse this course and send senior-level U.S. officials to COP30 — the world’s leading forum for global climate action.

This is not about window dressing. The United States must:

1: Participate in meaningful negotiations alongside other nations, not skirt the table.

2: Signal our commitment to working with the world rather than stepping offstage.

3: Rebuild trust and leadership that the climate emergency demands.

The United Nations Climate Change Conference is the world’s most important annual gathering on climate action — and COP30, scheduled for 2025 in Belém, Brazil, will mark 30 years of global collaboration under the Paris Agreement framework.
 
At COP meetings, hundreds of nations come together to negotiate commitments to cut carbon pollution and protect vulnerable communities from the impacts of climate change. These summits have produced landmark progress before: the Kyoto Protocol at COP3 set the first binding emission targets. At the same time, the Paris Agreement at COP21 united the world around the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C. 

In recent years, COP conferences have spurred major pledges to end deforestation, phase down coal, and scale up climate finance for developing nations. 

COP30 is expected to be a defining moment — a chance to assess global progress and push countries to strengthen their commitments in the critical years ahead. These conferences are not just about “energy,” as the White House insists Donald Trump is referring to when negotiating trade deals.

COP30 is essential. The planet is rapidly pushing toward climate tipping points. Our global community is counting on every major emitter — including the U.S. — to step forward and be a part of the dialogue. By staying home, the U.S. will concede ground and undermine the collective action science demands.

We refuse to accept that our nation will stand by and watch. Our children’s futures, our coastal communities, our farmers, and every vulnerable corner of this planet depend on leaders who choose action over retreat.

Please sign the petition to tell Donald Trump: send high-level representatives to COP30. Show the world that the U.S. is ready to lead, collaborate, and act. 

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Sources 

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/cop30-summit-trump-brazil-b2856394.html

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5583954-trump-cop30-brazil-united-nations-climate-summit/