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Trump’s latest climate change regulation rollback jolts Asia

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Trump’s latest climate change regulation rollback jolts Asia

Move hands China greater influence in green diplomacy, markets, but comes at peril of greater global warming

Bayani Cruz   13 Feb 2026

As Asia grapples with intensifying floods, heatwaves and sea-level rise, the Trump administration’s revocation of a cornerstone US climate policy could amplify these threats, while handing China greater influence in global green diplomacy and markets.