Javier Milei was sworn in as president of Argentina on Sunday in Buenos Aires. Milei, who described himself as a “anarcho-capitalist,” focused his presidential campaign on libertarian policy issues such as limited government and Austrian economics, and he said he believed climate change is a “socialist hoax.”
Since being sworn in, Milei has already backtracked and is reversing some of the policy positions that he built his winning presidential campaign on. Argentina’s top climate diplomat told Reuters on Sunday that Argentina would remain part of the Paris Agreement on climate change.
Marcia Levaggi traveled to the UN COP28 climate talks in Dubai on Sunday, telling Reuters, “This is why I came to this COP, to reassure our party stakeholders and people following the process that Argentina will stay committed to the Paris Agreement. We will honour all our environmental agreements.” Levaggi said she has the full support of Milei’s government, and said despite Milei eliminating the Environment Ministry as part of his campaign promises, the environment will remain a priority under his administration.
