Biden Will Skip COP29 Climate Summit After Election
- Negotiations overlap with Group of 20 leaders summit in Brazil
- World leaders to hash out plans for boosting climate financing
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President Joe Biden will not attend a major UN climate change summit opening just days after the US election and set to shape the country’s approach to the issue for years to come.
Biden’s absence at the high-level COP29 negotiations was confirmed by a person familiar with the matter who wasn’t authorized to speak publicly. Instead, the US delegation will be headed by John Podesta, the senior presidential adviser for international climate policy. Other top federal government officials who will be in Baku, Azerbaijan, according to a State Department listing, include Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and Ali Zaidi, the national climate adviser.