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Trump's re-election is a hurdle rather than dead-end for climate action

Alice Hill, Climate Crisis Advisory Group

14 November 2024 • 3 min read

More innovation, activism and cooperation at all levels of society can transcend political divides in the US, argues the Climate Crisis Advisory Group's Alice Hill from the Council on Foreign Relations

Donald Trump's re-election matters when it comes to climate change. Historically the largest producer of emissions and currently the second largest polluter after China, the United States plays an outsized...

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