{"id":352940,"date":"2026-09-21T23:34:22","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T23:34:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/352940\/"},"modified":"2026-09-21T23:34:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T23:34:22","slug":"gavin-newsom-jets-to-new-york-for-un-general-assembly-climate-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/352940\/","title":{"rendered":"Gavin Newsom jets to New York for UN General Assembly, Climate Week"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gov. Gavin Newsom is taking his climate crusade \u2014 and his running feud with President Trump<\/a> \u2014 to the world stage this week in New York City.<\/p>\n

The California Democrat left the state Monday to take part in events Tuesday to Thursday during the United Nations General Assembly<\/a>, attending Climate Week events in his second out-of-state trip<\/a> this month.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Newsom is scheduled to appear Tuesday at the America Is All In Summit, where he will participate in a fireside chat with Wopke Hoekstra, the European Union\u2019s climate commissioner, according to the governor\u2019s office.<\/p>\n

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with Lieutenant Governor of California Gavin Newsom as they view damage from wildfires in Paradise, California, Saturday, November 17, 2018. Trump arrived in California to meet with officials, victims and firefighters as more than 1,000 people remain listed as missing in the worst-ever wildfire to hit the state. AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n

California Governor Gavin Newsom meets Union County voters amid outside Trump-supporting protesters at a Labor Day weekend rally in Monroe, North Carolina, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026. Anadolu via Getty Images<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, Newsom will join Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson, a fellow Democrat, for a discussion at the North America Climate Summit. Newsom will later deliver remarks at the United Nations during a special climate session convened by UN Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Newsom declared a preemptive \u201cstate of emergency\u201d<\/a> Monday ahead of what may be an unusually strong El Ni\u00f1o weather pattern this winter, potentially bringing flooding, landslides and coastal erosion.<\/p>\n

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky attends a meeting of the Carpathian Integration Initiative (C8) in the Ivano-Frankivsk region, Ukraine, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. The C8 format aims to foster regional cooperation among Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, the Czech Republic, Serbia, and Austria on joint infrastructure, environmental, and rescue projects supported by European Union funds. Vladyslav Musiienko\/EPA\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n

Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters, Thursday, September 22, 2016, in New York. According to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the most pressing matter to be discussed at the General Assembly is the world\u2019s refugee crisis. Getty Images<\/p>\n

He blasted Trump \u2014 who\u2019s also set to visit New York this week \u2014\u00a0for \u201cgiving the fossil fuel industry exactly what it wants\u201d in a statement.<\/p>\n

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Roughly 130 heads of state and high-ranking officials are descending on New York this week, with Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and French President Emmanuel Macron among those expected, according to the U.N.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Newsom\u2019s press team said the governor also plans to participate in several meetings focused on climate partnerships, although details were not immediately available.<\/p>\n

The trip gives Newsom another national pedestal as the terming-out governor weighs a run for president<\/a> in 2028.<\/p>\n

Republican California gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton leads a protest unveiling his plan to abolish the DMV in West Hollywood, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026. Jonathan Alcorn for CA Post<\/p>\n

China\u2019s President Xi Jinping, right, and U.S. President Donald Trump visit the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, Thursday, May 14, 2026. Brendan Smialowski\/Pool AFP via AP<\/p>\n

Steve Hilton, the Republican candidate for California governor, slammed Newsom\u2019s trip and policies.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat an insult to every Californian \u2014 our checked-out governor is running around bragging about the insane policies that have given us the highest gas prices and electric bills in America, gouging every working family and small business,\u201d Hilton said.<\/p>\n

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