GOP lawmakers arrived at the U.N. climate summit promoting U.S. fossil fuels and nuclear energy while also acknowledging the need to cut or capture carbon emissions. But they’re not talking about what will happen to their climate agenda if Donald Trump wins the presidency in 2024. POLITICO’s Zack Colman breaks down how Republicans are trying to carve out their own climate agenda at COP28. Plus, the prospect of a global deal to end fossil fuels faded on Monday after organizers of the U.N. climate summit released a draft proposal that only suggested reducing them. 

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Catherine Morehouse is an energy reporter for POLITICO and the host of the POLITICO Energy podcast.

Zack Colman covers climate change for POLITICO. 

Nirmal Mulaikal is a POLITICO audio host-producer. 

Kara Tabor is an audio producer for POLITICO.

Gloria Gonzalez is the deputy energy editor for POLITICO. 

Matt Daily is the energy editor for POLITICO.

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