Official US Delegation At COP 25 Will Be Led By A Principal Assistant Deputy Sec. Of State

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The United States will send a diplomatic team but no senior members of Donald Trump's administration to a global climate-change conference starting in Spain on Monday, according to a statement. However, in an effort to raise the US profile in Madrid, House speaker Nancy Pelosi will lead a 15-member congressional delegation to "reaffirm the commitment of the American people to combating the climate crisis".

The US, at Mr Trump's direction, is withdrawing from the Paris climate accord, which set a goal of limiting global temperature rises to well within two degrees Celsius from pre-industrial levels. Spain stepped in to host the COP25 meeting, which seeks to boost commitments to fight climate change, after Chile pulled out due to civil unrest.

"The United States will continue to participate in ongoing climate change negotiations and meetings - such as COP25 - to ensure a level-playing field that protects US interests," the US State Department has said. The US team will be headed by Ambassador Marcia Bernicat, principal deputy assistant secretary of state for oceans and international environmental and scientific affairs.

Ms Pelosi, calling climate change "the existential threat of our time," announced a delegation of Democrats drawn from both the House and the Senate, with no members of Trump's Republican Party.

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https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2019/1130/1096207-us-to-send-diplomatic-team-to-climate-summit/

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1. That's probably for the best. Anyone who's actually "on the team" for 45 would only f*** it up. nt