Overview
- The United States exited the Paris Agreement and, for the first time in three decades of U.N. talks, reportedly sent no delegation to COP30 in Belém.
- Belém negotiators approved nonbinding language warning that unilateral tariffs should not become disguised restrictions on international trade.
- China accelerated its outsized role by leading early‑2025 solar additions and dominating global production of solar panels and wind turbines.
- Official EDGAR data show global greenhouse gas emissions rose over the past decade, prompting critics to declare the Paris framework a failure.
- Despite federal rollbacks and curtailed tax credits, companies report continued clean‑energy investment, rising procurement, and sector job growth.