In the Biden era, countries interested in clean energy "were motivated to buy things from the U.S.," an African official says. But now Beijing has few rivals.
The lone U.S. government representative at the United Nations climate gathering alleges that the State Department made it harder for members of Congress to attend.
The Rhode Island Democrat will participate in events on offshore wind, shipping and greenhouse gas emissions before delivering a keynote speech at a roundtable with elected officials from other nations.