For the first time in three decades, the United States did not send an official delegation to the annual UN climate summit COP30 in Brazil, giving China an opportunity to take center stage in the global fight against warming. This is reported by Reuters, writes UNN.
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The Chinese pavilion in Belém dominates the summit, with executives from leading renewable energy companies presenting strategies for a "green future." This is despite the fact that at last year's summits, China was limited to a few representatives and a not-so-large program.
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At the same time, the US under Donald Trump remains on the sidelines.
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China is using this vacuum to strengthen its influence.
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His company supplies a third of the batteries for Tesla, Ford, and Volkswagen electric vehicles. China's Deputy Minister of Ecology Li Gao added that China's leadership in renewable energy "benefits countries, especially countries in the Global South."
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