Donald Trump

President promises to fast-track environmental permitting processes, as reports suggest oil pipelines are set to receive a boost

EPA instructed to freeze grant funding for research, air pollution monitoring, and water quality testing among other programmes

New President expected to take action to neuter social cost of carbon rules and fast-track oil pipeline approvals

White House underlines early commitment to ending 'harmful and unnecessary policies such as the Climate Action Plan and the Waters of the US rule'

Polls reveal clear majority of Americans back action to tackle climate change, despite new administration's promise to tear up climate policies

The narrative suggesting Trump will run America the way you run a corporation is becoming received wisdom, but his approach has little in common with the best the global business community has to offer

In one of his final acts as President, Obama arranges second cash transfer to Green Climate Fund in attempt to meet US obligations before Trump takes power

Addressing delegates at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Chinese premier Xi Jinping says tackling climate change is a "responsibility" countries must assume to protect future generations

Beijing's chief climate negotiator, Xie Zhenhua, talks down fears that joint leadership shown by China and the US will be reversed under new president

Scientists warn Trump may 'severely weaken' climate research, but say UK ready to expand its work in area, offering jobs to disaffected US researchers