Pelosi fires back at trump’s climate denial as us skips major international climate summit

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered a sharp rebuke to Donald Trump’s climate stance this week, calling the former president “the biggest con job in American history” during a Democratic press conference on Thursday. Her comments came in direct response to Trump’s September address to the UN General Assembly, where he dismissed the climate crisis as “the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world.”

Speaking to reporters, Pelosi accused Trump of “projecting” his own dishonesty onto the global scientific consensus on climate change. The press conference was organized by Senate Democrats on the Environment and Public Works Committee to address a concerning development: the United States’ official absence from the ongoing COP30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil.

The COP30 summit represents one of the world’s most critical climate negotiations, bringing together representatives from 195 countries to coordinate international action on the climate crisis. The US absence from this vital forum underscores the dramatic shift in American climate policy under the current administration, moving away from the international cooperation that climate scientists say is essential for addressing global warming.

This exchange highlights the stark divide in American politics over climate policy, with Democrats emphasizing the urgency of climate action while Trump continues to question established climate science. As extreme weather events become more frequent and severe worldwide, the debate over America’s role in global climate leadership remains a contentious political issue with far-reaching environmental implications.