Energy advocacy group asks Vance for full audit of US participation in UN climate summits

Power the Future, an advocacy group for the U.S. energy industry, has sent a letter to Vice President JD Vance requesting a full audit of taxpayer funding for U.S. participation in the COP30 and COP31 United Nations climate summits. The request follows an announcement by the Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition Institute regarding a delegation of 19 U.S. House members traveling to Antalya, Turkey, for COP31 without clear disclosure of who is funding their expenses. The group argues that scrutiny is necessary to determine if public money is being used to fund trips where foreign advocates push for policies that increase energy costs.

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The energy advocacy group Power the Future has formally requested that Vice President JD Vance conduct a full audit of U.S. participation in United Nations climate summits. This request specifically targets the 2025 COP30 and the current COP31 summit. The group’s demand follows an announcement by the Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition Institute regarding a delegation of 19 members from the U.S. House traveling to Antalya, Turkey, for COP31. Power the Future argues that there should be increased scrutiny to determine if taxpayers are funding trips to conferences where foreign climate advocates push for policies that increase energy costs. Daniel Turner, the executive director of Power the Future, stated that the American people have a right to know how their money is committed in connection with these summits. The SEEC announcement did not disclose who provided the funding for the delegation's travel, lodging, and other expenses.

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"Members will meet with international policymakers, civil society organizations, advocates and activists, community and business leaders, and experts to strengthen partnerships and explore opportunities for renewed U.S. engagement on climate, energy, and economic policy," the SEEC said in the announcement.

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Earlier this month, the Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition Institute announced that a delegation of 19 members from the U.S. House would be traveling to Antalya, Turkey, for COP31.

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Energy advocacy group asks Vance for full audit of US participation in UN climate summits asserted

group → ask → summits

Earlier this month, the Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition Institute announced that a delegation of 19 members from the U.S. House would be traveling to Antalya, Turkey, for COP31. asserted

delegation → announce → COP31

The announcement doesn't say who provided the funding for the travel, lodging and other expenses of the delegation. asserted

who → say → delegation

Power the Future, which advocates for the U.S. energy industry, is asking Vice President JD Vance for a full audit of U.S. participation in the United Nations' climate summits, the 2025 COP30 and this year's COP31. asserted

which → advocate → summits

As energy costs grow, the group argued in the letter, there should be more scrutiny to determine if taxpayers are funding trips to climate conferences where foreign climate advocates push the U.S. to adopt climate policies that drive up costs. asserted

that → grow → costs

"We believe the American people have a right to know about how their money is spent or committed in connection with these summits," Daniel Turner, Power the Future executive director, said in the letter. asserted

Turner → believe → letter

Earlier this month, the Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition Institute announced that a delegation of 19 members from the U.S. House would be traveling to Antalya, Turkey, for COP31. asserted

delegation → announce → COP31

With a new Congress coming next year, the announcement explains, there's an opportunity to advance the SEEC's preferred climate policies. asserted

announcement → come → policies

SEEC → meet → announcement

The announcement isn't clear who provided the funding for the travel, lodging and other expenses for the delegation's attendance, and the group won't be announcing who's going until they arrive in Turkey. asserted

they → provide → Turkey

Power the Future asks that an audit be conducted to determine if any taxpayer funding that went to support federal employees or contractors' attendance or support of COP 30, whether any federal funds are committed for COP31 meetings, and what other taxpayer funds are going to support the summits. asserted

funds → ask → summits

"Two years ago, the American people did not vote to fund luxury climate summits or to send their hard-earned money overseas to satisfy foreign climate demands. asserted

people → vote → demands

President Trump has put America's energy workers and taxpayers first, and a full audit would ensure that commitment is honored across the entire federal government," Turner wrote. asserted

Turner → put → government

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