Saying President Donald Trump has abdicated his responsibilities on climate change, California Gov. Gavin Newsom met with world and business leaders Wednesday to advance climate action and clean energy on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly.
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Newsom → say → Assembly
State and local governments are leading, he said, as “Trump is trying to recreate the 19th century” by reopening coal plants, announcing new plans for oil drilling including off California, and centering his energy policy on fossil fuels that cause climate change.
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that → lead → change
“He’s doubling down on stupid, and he’s putting the American economy at risk,” Newsom said in an interview.
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Newsom → double → interview
He called Trump the most destructive environmental president in American history and “an invasive species.”
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He → call → history
White House spokeswoman Taylor Rogers used Trump’s derogatory nickname for the governor, “Newscum,” in responding to the comments.
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Rogers → use → comments
She said his “doubling down on Biden’s unpopular, unreliable and costly Green New Scam is stupid.”
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doubling → say → Scam
“No one is surprised to see him whining about the climate change hoax at another conference instead of fixing the problems plaguing his state: out-of-control crime, the highest homeless population in the United States, and wildfire victims still waiting on state permits to rebuild their homes and businesses,” Taylor wrote in an email.
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Taylor → see → email
Newsom has long been trying to counter Trump’s climate approach
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Newsom → try → approach
Newsom, a Democrat eyeing a 2028 presidential run, has sought to counter Trump’s stance on climate issues before.
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Newsom → eye → issues
He went to the U.N. climate talks hosted in Belem, Brazil in 2025 when Trump skipped it.
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Trump → go → it
Trump prioritizes fossil fuels to produce electricity.
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Trump → prioritize → electricity
The Biden administration sought to ramp up clean energy as a climate change solution.
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administration → seek → solution
Trump began reversing U.S. energy policies his first day back in office.
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Trump → begin → office
Last year at the UN, Trump called climate change the “greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world.”
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Trump → call → world
He has hindered renewable energy, particularly offshore wind, while China and other countries invest heavily.
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China → hinder → energy
China leads the world in adding wind and solar power, though it also added a lot of coal power last year.
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it → lead → power
Chinese President Xi Jinping begins his state visit to Washington Wednesday.
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Jinping → begin → Washington
As the economic and technological competition between the countries escalates, Newsom said the Chinese leader is “cleaning our clock from an economic perspective.”
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leader → escalate → perspective
Trump and Xi are expected to discuss artificial intelligence as they meet this week.
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they → expect → intelligence
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. has proposed a new “ notification mechanism ” for AI incidents that could affect national security.
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that → say → security
Newsom also not happy with Trump AI stance
Newsom was critical of Trump for not doing more to add guardrails and instead listening to advice to let artificial intelligence “rip.”
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intelligence → do → advice
Newsom announced Wednesday a group of experts who will advise on oversight recommendations in California, including advancing the creation of a potential “kill switch” for rogue frontier models.
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who → announce → models
Unlike last year’s climate-focused speech, Trump defended his actions against Iran as he spoke at the U.N. General Assembly and made the diplomatic rounds.
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he → focus → rounds
Newsom is scheduled to speak at the United Nations on Wednesday.
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Newsom → schedule → Wednesday
While in New York, he signed a new agreement with Spain’s prime minister to strengthen collaboration on clean energy and climate issues and announced progress to link carbon markets with Washington state.
“California is not going to sit back and watch this guy roll back the last half century.
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guy → sign → century
We’re going to lead the next great revolution,” Newsom said.
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Newsom → go → revolution
“We’re going to dominate and we’re going to out compete and we are going to prepare the economy,” he said, “not just in California, but the rest of the nation, for the fierce competitive fight against China as we move forward in this space.”
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we → go → space
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