U.S. mayors get advice on how to deal with Donald Trump.
In Mexico City for climate talks, U.S. mayors get advice on how to deal with Donald Trump
Sydney mayor assures: 'There is so much you can achieve even if you do have a government that is not supportive.'
MEXICO CITY — Embattled mayors from the United States, still reeling from the surprise election of Donald Trump, received advice last week from counterparts around the world who have weathered comparable political storms.
Gathered in the Mexican capital for an international mayors summit on climate change, leaders from Sydney, Vancouver and elsewhere offered lessons from their own experiences with national governments skeptical of coordinated action on climate change.
“We had a Trump-style leader,” said Sydney Mayor Clover Moore, referring to Tony Abbott, a vocal climate-change sceptic who was Australia’s prime minister from 2013 to 2015. “There is so much you can achieve even if you do have a government that is not supportive.”>>>
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