The latest world climate meeting, COP29, is currently in progress and one would hope that Trump or one of his associates would attend in preparation for his new administration. If he does not change his belief that climate change is a hoax, it will cost this nation and other nations much human grief and large financial burdens. You certainly will think about the consequences of his avoidance of reality when experiencing future hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires, droughts, floods, blackouts, destruction of homes, offices, factories, infrastructure, disruption of trade routes, not to mention casualties and deaths. There is no doubt that climate change is an increasing occurrence and is generating these incidents more frequently.
Money spent currently to reduce the warming of the Earth will be a lot less than paying for the destruction and devastation caused by the adverse changes in climate.  The cause of climate change, according to 97 percent of scientists, is primarily from carbon emissions, the largest source of detrimental emissions comes from gasoline, oil, natural gas, and coal that are expected to exceed last year’s record output.  Despite the evidence of the degradation of the environment from fossil fuels, Trump has pledged to boost fossil fuel production.  He plans to avoid global climate cooperation and will not address the dire consequences of damage caused by rising global temperatures.
Trump, in his previous administration, rolled back more than a hundred environmental protections provisions.  He withdrew from the 2015 Paris Agreement, signed and endorsed by 195 nations.
The impact of climate change occurs without regard to a nation’s borders, nor can it be stopped by building walls.  Only by cooperation with other countries can the phenomena be curtailed.
Gerry Snyder
Ely and
Simsbury, Conn.