The world’s largest climate conference, COP30, began this week in Brazil — but without the United States in attendance. Some activists are relieved that President Trump sent no delegation this year, in no small part because the administration thwarted a United Nations “plastics treaty” back in August, which COP30 attendees can now relitigate in peace. But when these left-wing climate activists aren’t busy praising China — the world’s leading polluter — for its clean energy efforts, or bemoaning the loss of their ally against plastics, former President Joe Biden, they continue promoting a misguided global crackdown on single-use plastics.
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