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STORY: :: "For those of us dedicated to climate action, last week's outcome in the United States is obviously bitterly disappointing.":: John Podesta, U.S. climate envoy "In January, we're going to inaugurate a president whose relationship to climate change is captured by the words 'hoax' and 'fossil fuels'. He's vowed to dismantle our environmental safeguards and once again withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement.""While the United States federal government under Donald Trump may put climate action on the back burner, the work to contain climate change is going to continue in the United States with commitment and passion and belief.":: Baku, Azerbaijan :: November 11, 2024During the news conference Podesta also spoke about China, saying the country has an obligation to develop a plan to cut emissions that is aligned with the 2015 Paris Agreement goal to limit planetary warming to 1.5 degrees Celcius above pre-industrial levels.The annual U.N. climate summit began on Monday in Baku, Azerbaijan, with many country delegations concerned Trump's victory in U.S. presidential elections would hinder progress to limit planetary warming.Trump has promised to again remove the United States, the world's biggest historic greenhouse gas emitter, from international climate cooperation and maximise the country's already record-high fossil fuel production.