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FEATURE: US cedes capital stewardship, energy diplomacy to other nations in withdrawal from UNFCCC

Published 10:25 on January 14, 2026 / Last updated at 10:25 on January 14, 2026 / / Americas (US & Canada), Insights (Features), International (UN Climate Talks), Net Zero Transition (Industrial Decarbonisation, Power/Electrification, Transport & Heating Fuels)

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The US withdrawal from the UNFCCC means it no longer has a say in how the billions of dollars it has contributed to the international climate treaty will be spent, as the world continues to negotiate efforts to stem emissions in the country's absence, experts told Carbon Pulse.
The US withdrawal from the UNFCCC means it no longer has a say in how the billions of dollars it has contributed to the international climate treaty will be spent, as the world continues to negotiate efforts to stem emissions in the country's absence, experts told Carbon Pulse.


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