Several world leaders shun upcoming COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan

Donald Trump is a known climate sceptic.

Bruce Lalonde says the most important item to discuss in Baku are carbon markets.

The French President, Emmanuel Macron , China 's President Xi , India 's Narendra Modi , the EU chief, Osler von der Leyen , the chief of the Commission .

President-elect Donald Trump says the United States is rushing backwards back to oil and to, and to gas and to even to coal.

He says the other leaders not there because they think this COP will not be a smart one.

And if we're going to see 60% tariffs on China , perhaps 20% on the OR, what comes back that will have no doubt, won't it, a, an impact on China 's green revolution?.

Bruce Leon , former environment minister in the French government and a delight, says he is 'sad' about President Macron 's absence from the US summit.

Leon says he doesn't know if President Trump will be the same as candidate Trump .

Leon : 'There's a, there's an effective world triage, isn't there? If there are big issues like two World War , three world wars. Look at the situation in Sudan , Ukraine , Gaza , Lebanon .

And I think lots of French politicians who don't have memory should be careful.