Extreme Temperature Diary- Thursday November 13th, 2025/Main Topic: Gavin Newsom Brings Defiant Note to COP30 Talks – Guy On Climate
Dear Diary. If you have been reading my posts for years, you know that this Climate Guy loves to make predictions, after all I am a weather predicting meteorologist also. Baring nothing tragic, my tea leaves indicate that Governor Gavin Newsome will be the next democratic nominee for the presidency in 2028, and he will probably beat out any republican contenders knowing how pissed the American public are against Trump and MAGA as of late 2025. That’s of course if we still have free and fair elections unless fascistic authoritarianism has completely taken over the United States.
Gavin Newsome is the only major U.S. official attending COP30 in Brazil this week and has made quite the positive splash there, acting very presidential. Over the past several years as governor of California he has made great strides to mitigate climate change. I wholly endorse him because he would be our greatest climate champion president so far…even better than President Biden with his Inflation Reduction Act.
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Gavin Newsom Brings Defiant Note to COP30 Talks California Governor Gavin Newsom delivers a speech at COP30.Photographer: Mauro Pimentel/AFP
By Jennifer A Dlouhy, Vanessa Dezem, John Ainger, and Akshat Rathi
November 12, 2025 at 6:14 AM EST
Leave it to California’s governor to bring a little Hollywood energy to the Amazon. Gavin Newsom arrived in Belém as a pointed rebuke to US President Donald Trump’s decision not to send an official US delegation.
Today’s newsletter lays out what Newsom told delegates. Plus, a scoop: China has declined to chip in to Brazil’s forest fund, dealing a blow to what was supposed to be one of COP30’s flagship initiatives. But don’t be fooled by this squabble, the two countries are deeply entwined on climate — and on oil drilling.
Protests were always expected to be a feature of this COP, with the previous three happening in authoritarian countries where demonstrations are restricted. Last night, a group of protesters demanding greater Indigenous representation clashed with security guards. Watch the video here.
‘Trump is temporary’By Jennifer A Dlouhy
California Governor Gavin Newsom swept into the COP30 climate summit in Brazil yesterday with all the fanfare of a head of state.
He met with foreign ministers, huddled with the governor of the state of Pará, Brazil, and signed a declaration for deepened collaboration with Germany’s Baden-Württemberg.
And everywhere Newsom went inside the packed conference venue near the mouth of the Amazon River, he was mobbed by delegates and activists eager for a glimpse of the Democratic governor who’s effectively become the highest-ranking US emissary at the international climate talks.
 Newsom at COP30.Photographer: Mauro Pimentel/AFP/Getty Images
“The United States of America is as dumb as we want to be on this topic, but the state of California is not,” Newsom told delegates. “And so we are going to assert ourselves, and we are going to lean in, and we are going to compete in this space.”
Newsom and other state and local officials came to the climate summit with a message of continued US commitment to battling climate change, even as Trump retreats from the fight. Trump, who has derided climate change as a “hoax,” is shunning the United Nations talks and so far hasn’t dispatched even low-level US government officials to the negotiations.
Trump is instead “directly engaging” with world leaders on energy issues, a White House official said.
 Trump at the Oval Office this week Photographer: Craig Hudson/Politico
That includes using trade talks and tariff to encourage other countries to jettison their renewable power commitments and buy more American fuels. And last month, US officials joined Saudi Arabia, Iran and other nations in a successful campaign to derail plans for the first-ever fixed global carbon tax on shipping.
Yesterday, Newsom, who is considering a 2028 presidential bid, cast himself as an antidote to Trump. Newsom emphasized that his state of California and its $4 trillion economy — the fourth-largest in the world —are leading the fight against climate change and embracing emissions-free electricity.
“California distinguishes itself from the current occupant of the White House in Washington, DC,” Newsom said during an event hosted by Germany. “California is a stable and reliable partner.”
Newsom also used his time at the Brazil conference to position himself as an international leader and to remind delegates Trump “is not a permanent fixture” in the White House.
“Trump is temporary, and I hope folks around the globe remember that,” Newsom told reporters. “He will be remembered in years, not in decades. And he’s reckless, he’s chaotic, mercurial and he’s transactional, but people have to stand up. You stand up to a bully.”
In recent weeks, Newsom has moderated his approach on a host of issues, including energy, in what political analysts see as the governor preparing himself for a presidential run. After leading a long crusade against fossil fuels, he’s worked closely this year with the oil industry on changes that may ease regulatory restrictions and boost profits.
Read the full story on Bloomberg.com and subscribe for unlimited access to all COP30 coverage.
$28 billion
The amount of money California has raised from its cap and trade program, which has been in place since 2012. The funds are used to back climate initiatives.
California dreaming“ California is America’ s coming attraction.”
Gavin Newsom
California Governor
The governor recently sat for a wide-ranging interview with Bloomberg Businessweek to discuss the state of the state, his presidential ambitions and more.
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Gavin Newsom in Brazil for COP30 Climate Talks Argues World Can Rely on US Still – Bloomberg
Here are some “ET’s” recorded from around the planet the last couple of days, their consequences, and some extreme temperature outlooks, as well as any extreme precipitation reports
Just discovered something very surprising.
The last time Tampa broke a daily record low was 2015 - 10 years ago!!
Makes this week’s 133 year record low all the more impressive!
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Exposing the climate liars and the lie that fossil energy is cheaper than renewable as Newscorp preps to front the Senate #climate disinfo inquiry today
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Resource Minister Madeleine King told Japanese businesses Australia “will not be doing anything that…jeopardises Japan’s energy security.”
That’s great for Japan but how come Australia’s energy security isn’ as much of a priority for her as Japan’s? #climate
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We have so many solutions. Implement them. #ActOnClimate
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We have so many solutions. Implement them. #ActOnClimate
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