Because the State Department refused to support this. That's how bad the Trump administration has become. I went there to make four points. One, Trump does not represent the United States of government on matters related to climate. He represents the fossil fuel industry and specifically his big billionaire fossil fuel donors. When it comes to climate matters, the United States is still very solid on climate action. He just has chosen to represent his crooked billionaire donors. The second is carbon pricing is essential. (01:23–01:36)
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Asserts that Trump represents fossil fuel interests, not the U.S. government, on climate matters.
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