# Kerry calls Trump the ‘biggest loser’ for abandoning climate action at Cop31

https://mins.news/en/item/140466

- The Guardian, 2026-11-12 11:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/nov/12/trump-loser-john-kerry-cop31

> At the Cop31 summit in Turkey, John Kerry criticized Donald Trump for abandoning climate measures and withdrawing the US from international climate talks, saying this ceded clean-energy competition to China. Kerry argued climate concerns remain linked to voters’ worries, including rising energy costs.

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