{
  "id": 19681589,
  "title": "Trump’s snubbed COP — but he’s on everyone’s lips",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/trumps-snubbed-cop-but-hes-on-everyones-lips",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-12T16:09:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Politico EU",
    "slug": "politico-eu",
    "url": "https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-trump-snubbed-cop-but-hes-on-everyones-lips/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Donald Trump is not attending the COP31 climate summit in Turkey, yet his name remains top of mind for attendees. The decision to attack Iran earlier this year, driving up global oil and gas prices and exacerbating a cost of living crisis, has been cited by Turkish leaders as a push to hasten the shift away from fossil fuels. European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen highlighted how disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz are \"shaking global energy markets,\" while UK Prime Minister Andrew Burnham warned of \"wars across two continents\" inflating fuel prices and gas bills worldwide. UN Secretary General António Guterres emphasized that countries' reliance on imported fossil fuels creates \"chronic insecurity and a cost-of-living meltdown.\" \"The case for fossil fuels is collapsing,\" he stated.\n\nTrump's absence at the summit has led to increased discussions about a future without him in the White House. London Mayor Sadiq Khan, co-chair of the C40 group, noted that the shadow of Trump is present due to the midterm elections. People are envisioning a world without President Trump or one led by his protégés, according to Khan, who has experience clashing with the U.S. president. Regardless of the geopolitical tensions, the focus on Trump's policies is evident. His spokesperson, Taylor Rogers, asserted that Trump's actions in Iran \"ensure Iran can never have or use a nuclear weapon—a threat that would have a catastrophic impact on the entire world.\" Khan argued that nations are now turning to the U.S. for both energy dominance and common-sense climate policies.\n\nHowever, the U.S. withdrawal from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change treaty will be completed early next year. The E3G climate think tank's founder, Nick Mabey, expressed optimism about post-2028 American climate policy, citing the U.S. midterm elections and Brazil's reelection of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva as potential catalysts for a shift towards more positive engagement on climate change.",
  "summary": "Whether fretting about the Iran war — or picturing life without him — the U.S. president is looming large in the minds of politicians and campaigners at the global climate summit.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}