GOP Lawmaker Drops Out of Leading COP28 Delegation, Highlighting Divide Over Climate Policy
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House Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers has dropped out of leading a congressional delegation to the UN climate summit COP28, citing a scheduling conflict.
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Vice chair Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) will replace her as the head of the delegation.
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The number of Republicans set to attend COP28 exceeds Democrats for the first time. Republicans plan to tout US emissions reductions while defending fossil fuels.
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The article highlights some areas of bipartisan agreement on climate, like promoting nuclear power and reducing methane emissions, though differences remain.
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Democrats and Republicans on the House Energy subcommittee found modest common ground on solutions like advanced nuclear power and methane reductions, though they differed on the continued role of fossil fuels.