Author: Christian Downie, Associate Professor, Australian National University

Donald Trump’s triumph over Kamala Harris in the US presidential election matters for many reasons, but especially climate change. No presidential candidate in US history has presented such a threat to global efforts to cut carbon pollution as Trump does. After all, Trump regularly refers to climate change as a “hoax” and a “scam”, even as his home state of Florida is battered by more frequent and severe hurricanes. So what will a Trump presidency mean for climate policy, including in Australia? Buckle up, it’s not pretty. Pulling out of Paris and the UN climate treaty Let’s start with international…