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David King on COP30: ‘My fear is that the US will turn up’

The former UK climate adviser on Paris, his net zero doubts and why he’d prefer a United States no-show at the annual UN climate conference

By Jon Bernstein

October 08, 2025

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Jon Bernstein is an associate editor of Prospect

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