The Obama administration sought to assure foreign diplomats that the United States will continue to be a part of the fight against climate change after the next president takes office, even if that person is a Republican.

Jonathan Pershing, the administration’s top climate diplomat, admitted “there is some concern” internationally about what will happen to U.S. climate efforts if Donald Trump, Sen. Ted Cruz or Ohio Gov. John Kasich take the White House in November.

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