California Governor Gavin Newsom addressed the lack of US representation at the COP30 climate summit in Belém, criticizing Donald Trump for his absence, stating, "He doubles down on stupidity and tries to vandalize the progress we've made."Newsom highlighted California's climate leadership with significant investments in renewable energy resulting in a 21% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions since 2000 and an 81% economic growth.He emphasized the need for Democrats to frame climate issues as economic opportunities and criticized Trump's offshore drilling plans, stating it will only proceed "over our dead body, full stop."