Argentina withdraws delegates from the climate summit, Milei to Mar-A-Lago

Argentina withdraws delegates from the climate summit, Milei to Mar-A-Lago

Argentinian delegates at the COP29 climate summit of the United Nations in Baku, Azerbaijan, according to a source from the country's Foreign Ministry, were instructed to withdraw from the negotiations and travel home.

withdrawal of the delegates

The delegates took part in the first two days of the summit, which began on Monday, but were asked by the Ministry on Wednesday, according to the source compared to CNN EN Español. A group of delegates who was supposed to travel to Baku for Wednesday also received the instructions not to travel. The caller wished to stay anonymous because he was not authorized to speak publicly about the matter.

political uncertainty influences the summit

This step increases the feeling of uncertainty that Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential elections in the past week. Trump has announced that the USA will withdraw from the Paris Agreement again, which obliges most countries in the world to keep the global warming - mainly caused by the use of fossil fuels.

The countdown of the bid administration

While the bid administration is coming to an end, it tries to send climate protection and environmental dopers to the states and to adopt the final regulations to improve environmental protection. This was explained on Monday John Podesta, a high-ranking advisor to the White House for Clean Energy, who also heads the US delegation at the UN climate summit in Baku. "We still have a lot to do and I think we still have around 72 days to achieve that," said Podesta.

Javier Mileis Anti-Klimatic attitude

Argentina's President Javier Milei has represented anti-climatic positions in the past. During the UN General Assembly in September, he accused the global organization of imposing an "ideological agenda" and tried to distance Argentina from the UN-funded 2030 Agenda for sustainable development. "We are at the end of a cycle. Collectivism and the moral claim of superiority of the Woke Agenda are collided with reality and do not offer credible solutions for the problems of the world," said Milei from the UN podium.

criticism of climate science

During his presidential election campaign, Milei explained that the politics that combines climate change with human action was wrong, and accused climate scientists to be "lazy socialists". Milei, which is open, has also taken a cooler attitude towards left-wing trading partners in the region and abroad by taking steps to distance Argentina from Cuba and Venezuela. Last month he released Diana Mondino, the country's Foreign Minister after voting in the UN Environment Committee for the cancellation of the US embargo against Cuba.

trip to the USA and future plans

He is expected to travel to the United States this week to take part in a conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) summit in Mar-A-Lago, Florida. A source reported that Milei plans to meet the elected US President Donald Trump and also want to visit Trump's inauguration in January 2025. The CNNE had tried to contact Trump's campaign teams to confirm the invitations, but have not yet received any feedback.

drastic social and economic measures in Argentina

milei came to power less than a year ago by rending on a libertarian platform and has since implemented drastic social and economic measures in Argentina. In April he announced a budget lock for public universities, which triggered massive nationwide protests. Further cuts in public services included the closure of the Argentine news agency Télam and several ministries. He also reduced the help for soup kitchens in the poorest suburbs of Buenos Aires.

Circumcase measures in the field of abortion

His government also stopped buying important materials for access to abortions and prohibition of gender -neutral language in official documents. Abortions were legalized in Argentina in 2021 in all cases up to the 14th week of pregnancy. According to the law, a person has the right to do this safely and free of charge. However, according to human rights groups, it became increasingly difficult to exercise this right in the country in the past year.