Newsom advances international climate partnerships at Munich Security Conference

Governor Gavin Newsom advanced climate partnerships and bilateral cooperation at the 2026 Munich Security Conference, meeting with leaders from Germany, the EU, and Denmark and participating in a main-stage panel on climate security.

• Main action: Governor Newsom held bilateral meetings with Lars Løkke Rasmussen (Denmark), Carsten Schneider (Germany), and Wopke Hoekstra (EU Commissioner for Climate) to advance climate cooperation, trade, and shared climate goals; he referenced an August 2025 MOU with Denmark (framework on green economy, climate resilience, technology, and data-center decarbonization) and discussed California’s Cap-and-Invest and zero-emission vehicle progress with the EU.
• Background and details: The visit included participation on the panel “Playing With Fire: The Need for Decisive Climate Action”; the release cites existing international agreements (e.g., 2025 MOUs with Brazil, Denmark, Kenya; 2024 LOI with Noord-Holland; 2023 MOUs with Chinese entities) and highlights concrete programmatic topics such as data-center decarbonization, faster/cleaner grid interconnection pathways, CalFUSE framework, and storage capacity growth to support 100% clean electricity by 2045.