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COP 30 begins in Brazil

The United Nations’ annual Climate Summit, COP 30, gets underway in the Brazilian city of Belém, the so-called “gateway to the Amazon.” The gathering will have a notable absence: The American delegation is skipping COP this year.

For more on what that means for climate change efforts, host Scott Tong speaks to Alden Meyer, a senior associate at climate change think tank E3G in Belém.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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