Gavin Newsom turns his eye toward Turkey climate summit, slamming Trump for not attending

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) rebuked President Donald Trump for the second consecutive year for not bringing a delegation to the COP31 global climate summit the Democrat is attending in Antalya, Turkey.The outgoing governor, who is widely expected to launch a 2028 presidential bid, is framing his attendance as a way to amplify “more control over our national security” and keep California’s global partnerships on the map, with new climate allies including Australia, which is leading negotiations. Recommended Stories “While Donald Trump sells out America’s economic security to his fossil fuel donors, California isn’t backing down from the climate fight,” Newsom wrote in a statement Tuesday. “Trump is temporary. California’s partnerships around the world are not.” The delegation includes his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, the first partner of California, who has been a regular part of his global partnerships within the climate realm. He also listed other state leaders in land use spaces, including California’s Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot. I'm headed to @UNFCCC #COP31 in Türkiye to send a clear message to world leaders: California is not backing down on climate action.Excited to join international partners and other subnational leaders to build on our extraordinary climate action and economic growth.— Governor Gavin Newsom (@CAgovernor) November 10, 2026 Newsom also attended the Conference of the Parties last year in Belém, Brazil, where he bashed Trump for failing to “even send a notetaker.”DID THE BLUE WAVE LEAVE GAVIN NEWSOM BEHIND?Trump withdrew the United States as a party from the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change via an executive order in January.Newsom has asserted himself in climate change talks, as Trump has diverted from Biden-era climate-focused initiatives such as reducing pollution limits for fossil fuel emissions and easing methane emission requirements.