A Risky Retreat: How American Backtracking from Climate Policy Influences the Liberal World Order
At the COP30 climate talks in Belem, Brazil, last week, global powers convened to discuss a multitude of strategies to secure favorable agreements for their economies and diplomatic relations. However, as the second-largest emitter globally, the notable absence of a high-level American delegation from the talks creates ambiguities about the future of emissions abatement, even with the progressive policy decided at the conference.
