California governor Gavin Newsom endorses global fossil fuel phaseout

Newsom is the most prominent US politician at Cop31, a process the Trump administration continues to boycott

The leader of the world’s fourth biggest economy, California governor Gavin Newsom, has explicitly endorsed a global phase out of the fossil fuels that drive climate breakdown.

Newsom told the Guardian that California is “100%” behind the efforts of the so-called Santa Marta coalition, a group of more than 50 countries that includes many of the world’s largest economies, to transition away from oil, gas and coal toward solar, wind, batteries and other non-carbon energy sources.

Continue reading... Newsom is the most prominent US politician at Cop31, a process the Trump administration continues to boycottThe leader of the world’s fourth biggest economy, California governor Gavin Newsom, has explicitly endorsed a global phase out of the fossil fuels that drive climate breakdown.Newsom told the Guardian that California is “100%” behind the efforts of the so-called Santa Marta coalition, a group of more than 50 countries that includes many of the world’s largest economies, to transition away from oil, gas and coal toward solar, wind, batteries and other non-carbon energy sources. Continue reading... Read More Cop31, Gavin Newsom, California, Environment, US news, West Coast, Trump administration, Donald Trump, US politics, Fossil fuels, Renewable energy, Green economy, Energy, Global climate talks Environment | The Guardian [#item_full_content]