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US officials have been absent from global climate forums during Trump 2.0

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US representatives appear to have missed at least four international climate meetings in recent weeks .

Meeting minutes and recordings posted to the UNFCCC website and people with knowledge of the meetings who spoke to CCR under the condition of anonymity.

Trump has also reportedly blocked US government scientists from attending a meeting this week of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change .

A US state department official who sits on the fund’s board and their alternate were not at a board meeting last week , the chairperson said.

The prospect of the US no longer engaging in international climate talks is raising concerns among experts about its dwindling influence on global efforts to tackle climate change.

The United Arab Emirates is already pitching itself as a climate leader more reliable than the US .

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