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What Trump’s Climate Pullback Means for the UN’s Big Report

Delegates are still hammering out a plan about how to move forward.
A meteorologist launches a weather balloon at MeteoSwiss station in Payerne, Switzerland.Photographer: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP

The IPCC has a Trump-sized hole in its budget. The group responsible for the world’s foremost climate report is running short on cash after the US president stopped providing funding and pulled the country out of the group.

Today’s newsletter looks at the financial concerns as well as how the US scientific pullback could impact the reports slated to be published starting next year. Plus, a big clean tech bankruptcy, Chinese EV exports hit a record, and a wild start to US wildfire season.