White House Skips Climate Summit, Prioritizes Which 'Crises?'
The White House's rationale for downgrading its COP30 presence – 'urgent crises' – conveniently omits the fact that the US just approved another $14 billion in aid to Israel, alongside a record-breaking $886 billion defense budget for 2024. Apparently, endless war and military expansion are just business as usual, but climate action, that's a bridge too far for the A-team. For context, the US
military is one of the world's largest polluters, a fact rarely highlighted in mainstream climate discussions. So, as the planet boils and island nations disappear, the 'leader of the free world' is busy ensuring the military-industrial complex remains solvent, leaving the actual future of humanity to junior delegates. Perhaps the 'crises' aren't urgent enough until they directly boost quarterly
defense contractor earnings.