At the World Climate Conference, California Governor Gavin Newsom urged people around the world not to be intimidated by US President Donald Trump. “Trump is only temporary. And I hope that people around the world remember that,” said the Democratic politician in Belém, Brazil. Trump is ruthless, chaotic and moody. “But people have to defend themselves. You have to defend yourself against a tyrant. That’s how you deal with a tyrant.”
Under Trump, the USA withdrew from the Paris Climate Agreement and is no longer taking part in the climate conference. Newsom appealed to countries around the world not to allow pressure from the Trump administration to dissuade them from their climate protection course. California, like other US states and cities, also wants to stick to climate goals.
Not all US states are on Trump’s course
California is part of the so-called Under2Coalition, in which states and regions have come together – not only from the USA, but also internationally, for example from Germany Baden-Württemberg is one of them. The members are committed to ambitious climate goals; in the case of the US states, they are opposing the Trump administration’s withdrawal from climate policy.
Newsom, who has loudly presented himself as Trump’s opponent for months, is considered a possible Democratic candidate for the next presidential election. As governor, he has ruled the most populous and economically strongest state in the USA since 2019.
