California Governor Gavin Newsom took aim at what he called Donald Trump’s “dumb” decision to reverse the federal government’s course on climate action, as he spoke at the Cop30 climate summit in Brazil.
Making several appearances at the UN’s annual climate summit, held this year in the Amazonian city of Belem, Newsom vocally attacked the US president’s stance on the clean energy economy.
He said Republicans were ceding the fast-growth market to China, which “will dominate in the next great global industry.”
“The United States of America is as dumb as we want to be on this topic, but the state of California is not. And so we are going to assert ourselves, we’re going to lean in, and we are going to compete in this space,” he said.
Newsom said the messaging needs to change so average citizens can connect with the issue on factors such as economics and cost.
“Climate change seems abstract. We need to talk in terms that people understand,” he said.
The Trump administration did not send an official delegation to the talks in Brazil this week.
Instead Newsom, whose state represents the world’s fourth-largest economy, has been meeting with officials from some of the 195 global governments in attendance, making him the most high-profile US politician at the summit.
Speaking with investors on Monday at a conference in the Brazilian financial hub of Sao Paulo, Newsom said the vacuum in US climate leadership was “jaw-dropping.”
The Californian Governor, widely considered a leading candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2028, also described Trump’s broader policies as threats to rule of law and democracy.
He warned that the decision by eight senators to break with Democrats to end the government shutdown suggested they were not alarmed enough Trump’s political norm-shattering.
“I’m not coming in to punch anybody in the face, but I’m not pleased that, in the face of this invasive species that is Donald Trump, who’s completely changed the rules of the game, that we’re still playing by the old rules of the game,” Newsom told the Associated Press on the sidelines of the summit.
“And in my core, I’m stunned.”
Dozens of Indigenous protesters also forced their way into the venue in Belem, demanding to have their views heard (Photo: Anderson Coelho/Reuters)However he declined to answer questions about a possible run for president, saying he was more concerned about the upcoming mid-term US congressional elections.
“I don’t worry about 2028. I worry about fair and free elections. I’m more worried about 2026 and taking back the House of Representatives and getting the speakership,” he told reporters on the sidelines of the summit.
Separately on Tuesday, dozens of Indigenous protesters forced their way into the venue and clashed with security guards as they demanded access.
Some waved flags with slogans calling for land rights or carried signs saying “our land is not for sale” outside the talks in the Amazonian city of Belem, where thousands of delegates from around the world are attending the UN climate summit.
An Indigenous leader from the Tupinamba community near the lower reaches of the Tapajos River in Brazil told the Reuters news agency they were upset about ongoing development in the forest.
“We can’t eat money,” said Gilmar, who uses only one name. “We want our lands free from agribusiness, oil exploration, illegal miners and illegal loggers.”
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Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has highlighted Indigenous communities as key players in this year’s COP30 negotiations.
Earlier this week, dozens of Indigenous leaders arrived by boat to participate in the talks and demand more say in how forests are managed.
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