"I actually think it is a good thing"
"I do think they'll be working through the Saudis [to obstruct behind the scenes],"
"but they won't be able to do their direct bullying."
"The momentum is building to the point where it is simply unstoppable, with or without the United States."
Sentiment at the UN climate conference in Belém treated the US presidential boycott as a potential benefit to negotiations. The absence of a US delegation reduced opportunities for direct obstruction while concerns remained about behind-the-scenes influence via allies. The US decision not to participate in the Paris Agreement drew a dismissive response. Global investment in clean energy now outpaces fossil fuels, solar and wind prices continue to fall, and regenerative agriculture is expanding across the Global South. The decarbonization of the global economy is described as irreversible, and subnational actors such as California are moving to fill leadership gaps.
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