# Kerry says Trump is costing US clean energy opportunities at Cop31

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/trump-the-biggest-loser-for-scrapping-climate-action-john-kerry-says-at-cop31/
- Published: 2026-11-12T11:00:48+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T11:34:22+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/nov/12/trump-loser-john-kerry-cop31
- Topics: Americas, Asia, Climate, Elections, Government, Politics, Science, World

## Key points

- Kerry says Trump is ceding clean-energy opportunities to China.
- The US sent no delegation to Cop31.
- Kerry says climate concerns helped shape some midterm votes.

## Summary

John Kerry has accused Donald Trump of weakening America’s position in the clean-energy race by reversing climate measures and withdrawing from international climate talks. Speaking at Cop31 in Turkey, the former US secretary of state said this could leave China to dominate a growing market and cost the US jobs and industrial opportunities.

The Trump administration sent no delegation to the summit and has rolled back much of the clean-energy support passed under Joe Biden, while backing coal power and imposing tariffs. Kerry argued that climate concerns also mattered to some voters in recent US midterm elections, alongside worries about energy costs. Global emissions edged down slightly last year as renewable energy grew, but much steeper cuts are needed to limit climate change.

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