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China’s Xi Jinping and the EU’s Ursula von der Leyen were among the leaders on a private video call organized by the United Nations.

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[–] xc2215x@lemmy.world 36 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Good. Trump is not who you want at a climate meeting.

[–] zipzoopaboop@lemmynsfw.com 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] skvlp@lemm.ee 16 points 1 year ago

At all, maybe?

[–] nao@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I wonder if he would have wanted to be at that meeting

[–] tomi000@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

Of course, but only because he wasnt invited.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago

The US has been a petro-state for over a decade. Can't imagine what they could bring to the table at this point. Probably the most effective policy towards the US is the same one applied to Iran or Cuba.

[–] vk6flab@lemmy.radio 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That article is very light on detail. I wanted to know if my government was represented, but the article doesn't even show a list of all the countries participating.

Isn't Bloomberg supposed to be the source of reliable global business information that's informing the business leaders of the world, or is this just another random journalism by billionaire outfit?

[–] HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This was the most complete list I could find.

  • President Xi Jinping of China

  • President Emmanuel Macron of France

  • President William Samoei Ruto of Kenya

  • Prime Minister Hilda Heine of the Marshall Islands

  • African Union, chaired by President João Lourenço of Angola

  • the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and its chair, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim of Malaysia

  • the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), chaired by President Surangel Whipps Jr. of the Republic of Palau

  • the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), chaired by Prime Minister Mia Mottley of Barbados.

https://www.ipsnews.net/2025/04/un-chief-brazil-gather-world-leaders-to-reaffirm-commitments-paris-agreement/

And two more more from another source.

  • UN Secretary-General António Guterres

  • Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

17 national leaders from major economies and climate-vulnerable countries (participated)

https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/04/1162516

[–] vk6flab@lemmy.radio 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Glad to help. :)

[–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 year ago (4 children)

A “certain major country” is keen on unilateralism and protectionism and has caused “serious impact” on international rules and order, Xi also said, according to the official Xinhua News Agency.

That's rich coming from China. They have never supported or even participated in the rules based order. From IP theft, to secret police stations in foreign countries, human rights abuses etc...

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 8 points 1 year ago

The rules based order has always been a farce. Doesn't excuse the evil shit they do, but let's not pretend the West was respecting the rules it set up.

[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

From IP theft, to secret police stations in foreign countries, human rights abuses etc…

At this point you could literally be talking about the US with this sentence.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What do you mean? 'Murica doesn't use anything uncouth as foreign police stations; they only have sparkling extradition treaties and Interpol! Don't put The Leaders of the Free World™ with the barbaric Chinese!

/s obviously screw them both.

[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Our last standing differentiator was IP law, until we got weapons of mass IP destruction in the form of AI companies and LLMs.

[–] Fredthefishlord@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

And? Do you you think multiple countries can't be major issues?

He's pointing out that they're the pot calling the kettle black

[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No, the pot and kettle can both be black, that's the entire point of the expression.

[–] Fredthefishlord@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Your statement is missing the point, then.

[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

No it isn't. You were trying to cast China in a harsher light for doing "for decades" most of the same things the US has been doing (also mostly for decades).

Everyone sucks in this situation.

[–] MushuChupacabra@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

And yet, there's nothing inaccurate in his statement.

[–] filister@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But the question is, is he wrong here?

[–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

Wrong in the sense that they have been doing everything they accuse the US of doing for decades.

That you can make such grossly hypocritical statements publicly means you aren't serious about anything.

[–] etuomaala@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Actually, judging by its actions, the US has not abandoned climate action. It's the only way I can explain why it is planning the collapse of its own economy.

[–] etuomaala@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 year ago

It's a gift link. Folks with Javascript enabled just get the article without needing that.