Climate fight will not stall because certain countries drop out, China says

[OKIsItJustMe]

https://www.reuters.com/world/climate-fight-will-not-stall-because-certain-countries-drop-out-china-says-2026-06-22/

By Kate Abnett
June 22, 2026 4:52 AM EDT

Summary

• Chinese minister says low-carbon transition is ‘irreversible’
• Trump withdrew US from Paris climate accord this year
• So far, no other countries have followed suit
• China, EU co-host climate meeting in Brussels despite trade ​tensions

BRUSSELS, June 22 (Reuters) - Global cooperation to tackle ‌climate change will not stall because of the absence of certain countries, China's environment minister told a meeting of governments on Monday, as nations prepare for this year's U.N. climate negotiations without the United States.

"The ​multilateral process will not stop, or even slow down, because of the absence of ​individual countries," Chinese environment minister Huang Runqiu told the meeting, describing the ⁠world's low-carbon transition as "irreversible".

U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew the world's biggest economy from the Paris ​Agreement, the world's main climate change treaty, in January. So far, no other country has ​followed the U.S.'s lead and quit.

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Remember when the Americans used China and India as an excuse for us not to participate in the fight? (Oh, yeah! That’s right! They still do.)

[dave99]

1. shitstain fucks up everything

[DemocracyForever]

2. Al Gore has been saying this

so this isn't anything that's new. It's nice that China has also figured this out. Last month more electricity in the U.S. was created using solar power rather than the poisonous coal so this is further proof that the White House flat earther is failing to stop the transition away from the planet killing fossil fuels.

[Midnight Writer]

3. Playground Politics 101: Other children don't like to play with assholes.

America is about to learn that it is expendable. Other countries will work around us and work beyond us.

[OKIsItJustMe]

4. Sadly we have veto power

The fight against climate change requires 100% participation. We cannot make other countries participate, but by our refusal to do our share, we doom everyone.

https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/co2-emissions-by-country