It is easy to see how former President Donald Trump’s election to a second term in office in the United States would negatively affect the world’s climate — and not just the political one.
During Trump's first term, more than 125 U.S. environmental rules and policies were rolled back. His return to the White House would be even worse for the environment and public health, and the damage would be harder to reverse.
However, the technological revolution and fundamental market forces driving the low carbon transition are too strong for this policy seesaw. Trump could, would and already is delaying clean investments — and any such delay is bad. But delaying the inevitable is all he can do. Even a Trump victory this November could not halt the change.