【By Observer Net, Global】

The 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change opened in Belém, Brazil on November 6 local time.

Although US President Trump was absent, he remained the focus of discussion among leaders from participating countries, and also became a bad example.

According to Politico, a US political news website, during the summit on that day, several leaders from Latin American countries delivered speeches supporting the containment of global temperature rise, while directly criticizing Trump.

Among them, Colombian President Petro openly stated, "Trump is anti-human." He specifically criticized Trump's absence at this summit and called for the establishment of an economy free from oil and natural gas.

Last month, the US government announced sanctions against Petro under the pretext of "fighting drug trafficking." Petro rejected the US allegations and vowed not to yield to the United States.

In his speech, Chilean President Boric criticized Trump's speech at the UN General Assembly in September. At that time, Trump described climate change as a "scam" and a "malicious lie." "This is complete nonsense," Boric emphasized the importance of science and facts, "we can have reasonable discussions on how to deal with these issues, but we cannot deny the facts."

As the host of the summit, Brazilian President Lula did not directly name Trump, but criticized "extreme forces manufacturing false news about climate for political interests." He urged participating countries to develop a roadmap to overcome fossil fuels.

The White House spokesperson responded by saying: "President Trump will not let the interests of the American people be sacrificed to the 'green energy scam.' These green dreams are destroying other countries, but thanks to President Trump's common-sense energy policy, our country will not be harmed!"

Petro's speech on the 6th, attacking Trump as "anti-human" screenshot of Weibo post

The report said that since Trump returned to the White House in January this year, he has consistently supported coal, oil, and natural gas, and tried to suppress clean energy efforts in the US and abroad. He also led the US to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement for the second time.

At the summit on the 6th, many world leaders expressed anger and disappointment at the US breaking its promises and trying to undermine global efforts to combat global warming. Some leaders even described the US' absence as a form of economic self-harm.

Politico mentioned that the clear division between the North and South countries was evident at this COP30 summit in Brazil.

In the Western world, only a few European leaders such as the UK and France attended, and some countries only sent ministerial representatives. Canadian Prime Minister and former UN climate representative Mark Carney was not present. In addition, the 27 EU member states only reached agreement on the climate targets to be submitted to the conference at the last minute on the morning of the 5th, and they downplayed existing emission reduction rules.

UK Prime Minister Starmer lamented that the global solidarity that helped create the Paris Agreement ten years ago had been broken, not only because of Trump, but also due to his opponents in the UK. He stated that abandoning climate efforts would only increase energy costs for businesses and households, and miss opportunities to develop new industries.

Similarly, French President Macron, without naming anyone, told the attending leaders that current climate misinformation posed a threat to democracy and the Paris Agreement agenda. He emphasized, "We must support free and independent science, choose multilateralism over isolationism, science over ideology, and action over fatalism."

Politico believes that China has become a leader in the global transition to clean energy, establishing the world's largest production lines for solar panels, electric vehicles, batteries, and critical minerals necessary for a green economy.

On the 5th, climate activists projected a slogan featuring portraits of Lula and Trump on a building in Rio de Janeiro. Oriental IC

The New York Times noted on the same day that during the opening ceremony, the electric vehicles entering the venue were made in China, and the person who got out of the environmentally friendly vehicle was the head of state of the host country of this year's COP30 - Lula. This black stylish SUV produced by Chinese automaker BYD is one of a batch of electric and hybrid vehicles prepared for the conference, used to transport representatives of various countries to attend the summit.

The report believes that Brazil's choice of Chinese electric vehicles as the official transportation for Lula and leaders of other countries sent a clear signal: in the process of transforming development paths and economies, this Latin American giant will look towards China.

At the same time, in the context of Trump's absence at COP30, Brazil's move also highlighted the significant achievements of Chinese green technology in the region. "Even without the political and technological leadership of the United States, the world is still moving forward," said Scott Kennedy, a senior advisor at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS): "Brazil's choice of these electric vehicles shows there are other options."

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