After Trump Win, World Says ‘We’ve Been Here Before’

Inside Climate News · By Bob Berwyn · last updated November 7, 2024 – 12:11 AM

A Trump presidency can delay, but not stop, the global transition to renewable energy, but it may more effectively stymie progress than during his first term.

By Bob Berwyn

Considering the history of United States climate policy, not many people headed for the United Nations’ COP29 climate talks in Azerbaijan will be surprised that Donald Trump won the presidential election and is likely to once again pull the U.S. out of the Paris Climate Agreement and pursue policies that will further warm the planet.

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