Newsom Backs Global Fossil Fuel Phaseout at COP31, Says 2028 Decision Due Early January
Photo: The Guardian USCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom, speaking Thursday at the COP31 UN climate summit in Antalya, Turkey, endorsed a global phaseout of fossil fuels and said he will decide by early January whether to run for president in 2028. Newsom told the Guardian that California fully backs the Santa Marta coalition, a group of more than 50 countries working to move from oil, gas and coal to clean energy. He told Turkey's Anadolu news agency he would decide after a few weeks with his family. Newsom, a Democrat, leaves office in January. He has said he would not run if Kamala Harris enters the race.
At the summit, Newsom said Democrats' sweep of Congress does not guarantee an easy path for clean energy and that he expects the Trump administration to double down. He urged state and local leaders to keep their own programs going for two years. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham joined him, along with about a dozen mayors. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse and Rep. Sean Casten's House group arrive Friday. The US government has no official delegation.
The Guardian, on the left, leads with the phaseout endorsement. It calls Newsom the most prominent US politician at the summit, notes the Trump boycott, and says the US could join the coalition if he wins in 2028. It also recalls that petrostates led by Saudi Arabia blocked a roadmap at COP30. Fox News, on the right, leads with the January timeline, the Harris pledge and rivals such as Ocasio-Cortez and Ossoff. It mentions the summit only as the setting and leaves out the climate positions. Both note his presidential prospects. Semafor, an alternative outlet, differs by stressing Newsom's caution, Walz's optimism and remarks from other world leaders.
How the sides differ Left sources stress Newsom's fossil fuel phaseout endorsement; right sources focus on his 2028 timeline; alternative sources highlight his caution about Washington and other US attendees.
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The Guardian US leads with Newsom's explicit endorsement of a global fossil fuel phaseout, quoting him on clean energy. It frames him as the top US figure at a summit the Trump administration boycotts.
Semafor focuses on Newsom's caution that Democrats' congressional sweep won't guarantee clean energy gains, plus Walz's optimism, the other US attendees and remarks from the UK, Venezuelan and Iranian leaders.
Fox News leads with Newsom's statement that he will decide on a 2028 presidential run by early January, citing his Anadolu interview, his earlier Harris pledge and other possible Democratic contenders.