Business leaders at the U.N. climate conference weighed the outlook for U.S. climate policy, as Washington transitions to Donald Trump's second term.
BAKU, Azerbaijan — Dubbed the"climate financing COP," the 29th iteration of the U.N.'s annual climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, has hosted talks focused on unlocking crucial funds to combat environmental change — and on the impact of President-elect Donald Trump's sweeping win last week in the U.S. elections."I think it's going to be challenging. The U.S.
He added,"What I'm going to tell him is what I'm trying to do, which I think transcends any administration — which is, make the place work better, make it work faster, make it more efficient, make it work as a better partner with the other national development banks. Get the private sector in and drive that and make sure you drive jobs."