The Only U.S. Representative Says A Global Carbon Price Is Our Last Hope

U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, the lone federal representative at COP30, warned that a globally linked carbon price anchored around the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is “the last lifeboat” to keep climate goals alive, arguing that the current “free-to-pollute” model is incompatible with climate safety. He urged defending CBAM from fossil-fuel lobbying and called for ending an estimated $700 billion in annual fossil subsidies, saying no demand scenario justifies allowing unabated pollution. The article also notes that Democrats like Nancy Pelosi and California Governor Gavin Newsom are trying to fill the federal climate diplomacy vacuum, while some diplomats suggest President Trump’s absence may actually ease negotiations as other countries push ahead with clean energy and carbon pricing efforts.
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