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Argentina Exits COP29, Adding Tension to Global Climate Talks. Argentinian negotiators were ordered home by President Javier Milei’s government just three days into the two-week COP29 climate summit. President Milei, who has dismissed the climate crisis as a "socialist lie," gave no official reason for the withdrawal but had communicated with US President-elect Donald Trump a day earlier. As South America’s second-largest economy, Argentina’s exit diminishes its ability to contribute to a new fund to aid poorer nations in addressing climate change. Concerns about global climate cooperation intensify as Trump’s return raises expectations of a US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, echoing his first term. Negotiators and officials stated there was no indication that other countries are considering following Argentina’s move, despite initial concerns. The chair of the AOSIS group of island nations, Fatumanava-o-Upolu III Dr Pa’olelei Luteru, emphasized the need for collective global action, expressing hope that Argentina’s withdrawal won’t signal broader disengagement. The COP29 presidency called Argentina’s withdrawal a "bilateral matter," while praising early progress on emissions trading rules at the summit. Many point to the lack of a domino effect after Trump previously withdrew the US from the Paris Agreement as a sign of global commitment to climate goals. France’s climate minister Agnes Pannier-Runacher canceled her attendance after Azerbaijan’s President accused France of "crimes" in its Caribbean territories. Despite tensions, diplomats welcomed the UK’s new climate action plan and efforts by development banks to release additional funds for the climate initiative.
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