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.reset-anchor-styling:active { text-decoration: none; color: inherit; } </style> <meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow"></meta> <meta property="og:title" content="Trump and climate – what he can and can't do"></meta> </head> <body style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;height:100%;width:100%;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0;color:#202020;font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:23px;" > <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16px;color:#333333;line-height:23px;" > <tr> <td width="100%" align="center" style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;text-align:left;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;" > <table id="email-container" width="460" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" 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Global Edition - Today's top story: What Trump can do to reverse US climate policy − and what he probably can't change </span> <a href="https://theconversationglobal.createsend1.com/t/r-e-tdkuyhjt-l-r/" style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;text-decoration:none;color:#0B6698;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;" >View in browser</a> </p> </td> <td class="gutter" width="20" style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;text-align:left;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;width:20px;" > </td> <td class="one-third align-right" width="140" style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;width:140px;text-align:right;" > <p style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;margin-bottom:16px;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;color:#202020;line-height:1.4;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;font-size:10px;margin-top:18px;" > Global Edition | 8 November 2024 </p> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="full-width" width="460" style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;text-align:left;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;width:460px;" > <table id="masthead" class="block full-width" width="460" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;width:100%;font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" > <tr> <td class="one-half masthead-logo" width="268" style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;text-align:left;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;width:220px;" > <a class="masthead-logo-link" href="https://theconversationglobal.createsend1.com/t/r-l-tdkuyhjt-l-t/" style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#0B6698;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;text-decoration:none;max-width:348px;display:block;" > <div class="light-color-scheme-wrapper" style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;display:block;" > <img class="light-color-scheme-logo" alt="The Conversation" width="268" src="https://i1.createsend1.com/ti/r/BC/4C9/448/211620/csimport/logo-en-29eeb4a9f6a6f366205743cb7a641641_0.png" style="border-style:none;width:100% !important;display:block;" /> </div> <div class="dark-color-scheme-wrapper" style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;display:none;mso-hide:all;" > <img class="dark-color-scheme-logo" alt="The Conversation" width="268" src="https://i2.createsend1.com/ti/r/BC/4C9/448/211620/csimport/logo-en-reversed-5e7dfddafaa5f7b31f7d10c7e9a11ee0_1.png" style="border-style:none;width:100% !important;display:none;" /> </div> </a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="full-width" width="460" height="20" style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;text-align:left;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;width:460px;" ></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="full-width" width="460" height="20" style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;text-align:left;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;width:460px;" ></td> </tr> <tr> <td id="the-newsletter-body" class="full-width" width="460" style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;text-align:left;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;width:460px;" > <table class="block" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;width:100%;font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" > <tr id="editors-note"> <td style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;text-align:left;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;" > <p style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:16px;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;color:#202020;line-height:1.4;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;font-size:16px;" > The problem with unpredictable leaders is, by their very nature, it is hard to predict what they might do. But with Donald Trump we are at an advantage; we have been here before. And we know enough about Trump’s record, his style of governance and what he has said in the <a href="https://theconversationglobal.createsend1.com/t/r-l-tdkuyhjt-l-i/" style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;text-decoration:none;color:#0B6698;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;" >election campaign</a> to make a fair analysis of what is to come.</p> <p style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:16px;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;color:#202020;line-height:1.4;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;font-size:16px;" > Indeed governments around the world are already preparing for what they perceive to be coming down the pipeline: tariffs, trade wars, shifts on <a href="https://theconversationglobal.createsend1.com/t/r-l-tdkuyhjt-l-d/" style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;text-decoration:none;color:#0B6698;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;" >the environment</a> and a somewhat unorthodox approach to diplomacy that can make it difficult to discern who is a friend of Washington, and who a foe.</p> <p style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:16px;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;color:#202020;line-height:1.4;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;font-size:16px;" > Take Europe. As University of Surrey’s Amelia Hadfield writes, Trump has been <a href="https://theconversationglobal.createsend1.com/t/r-l-tdkuyhjt-l-h/" style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;text-decoration:none;color:#0B6698;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;" >ramping up his criticism of NATO</a> of late, suggesting that he would encourage Russia to do “whatever the hell they want” to allies who fail to pay their fair share. “Trump’s options regarding Ukraine are simple: either arm it, or deny it aid,” writes Hadfield, “The former risks freezing battle lines and forcing an imperfect peace on Ukraine, the latter gives Russia’s President Vladimir Putin a satisfactory victory, bringing an aggressive Russia to the very doorstep of the EU and NATO.”</p> <p style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:16px;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;color:#202020;line-height:1.4;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;font-size:16px;" > Similarly, “a <a href="https://theconversationglobal.createsend1.com/t/r-l-tdkuyhjt-l-k/" style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;text-decoration:none;color:#0B6698;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;" >serious question mark hangs</a> over Trump’s commitment to the defence of Taiwan and other treaty allies in Asia, including the Philippines, South Korea, and potentially Japan,” writes international security expert Stefan Wolff.</p> <p style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:16px;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;color:#202020;line-height:1.4;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;font-size:16px;" > As to the Middle East, the ripples of Trump’s victory are already being felt. While the votes were still being counted, Iran’s currency was plummeting. Traders in Tehran fear a <a href="https://theconversationglobal.createsend1.com/t/r-l-tdkuyhjt-l-u/" style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;text-decoration:none;color:#0B6698;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;" >return of the “maximum pressure” strategy</a> that previously hurt Iran’s economy, as well as a freer hand for Israel to strike critical facilities within its adverdsary’s borders, Brandeis University’s Nader Habibi explains.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td id="editor" style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;text-align:left;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;margin-bottom:32px;" > <table class="block" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="editor" style="margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;margin-bottom:32px;width:100%;font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" > <tr> <td class="avatar" width="65" style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;text-align:left;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;" > <img width="54" height="54" alt="" src="https://cdn.theconversation.com/avatars/906375/thumb54/image-20191206-90618-14ii26y.jpg" style="border-radius:27px;" > </td> <td class="description" style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;text-align:left;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;vertical-align:middle;" > <p class="name" style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16px;color:#202020;line-height:1.4;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;" ><strong>Matt Williams</strong></p> <p class="title" style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16px;color:#202020;line-height:1.4;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;" >Senior International Editor, New York</p> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr class="top-story"> <td style="padding-bottom:10px;font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;text-align:left;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;" > <a href="https://theconversationglobal.createsend1.com/t/r-l-tdkuyhjt-l-o/" style="display:block;font-size:0;line-height:normal;font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;text-decoration:none;color:#0B6698;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;" > <img src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/630550/original/file-20241107-15-nkv8nh.jpg?ixlib=rb-4.1.0&rect=0%2C0%2C5325%2C3552&q=45&auto=format&w=668&fit=clip" border="0" width="468" alt="" style="width:100%;" /> </a> <div class="figcaption" style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;line-height:18px;font-size:11px;padding-top:6px;color:#666666;display:block;" > Donald Trump tours a liquefied natural gas terminal under construction in Louisiana in 2019. <span class="source" title="Source" style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#bbb;" >AP Photo/Evan Vucci</span> </div> <h4 style="font-size:18px;margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0;line-height:22px;" > <a href="https://theconversationglobal.createsend1.com/t/r-l-tdkuyhjt-l-b/" style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;text-decoration:none;color:#006699;" >What Trump can do to reverse US climate policy − and what he probably can’t change</a> </h4> <p class="author" style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;color:hsl(240, 2%, 30%);font-size:11px;margin-top:3px;margin-bottom:3px;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;line-height:18px;" > Gautam Jain, Columbia University </p> <p style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:16px;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;font-size:16px;color:#202020;line-height:1.4;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;" >While he hasn’t released an official plan, Trump’s playbook the last time he was in office and his frequent complaints about clean energy offer clues to what’s ahead.</p> </td> </tr> <tr class="latest-articles"> <td style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;text-align:left;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;" > <table class="block" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;width:100%;font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" > <tr> <th style="text-align:left;" > <h3 style="font-size:16px;color:#202020;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;text-align:left;border-bottom-width:4px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#EEEEEE;padding-bottom:10px;" ></h3> </th> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;text-align:left;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;" > <ul class="datarepeater" 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30%);font-size:11px;margin-top:3px;margin-bottom:3px;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;line-height:18px;" > Chee Meng Tan, University of Nottingham </p> <p style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:16px;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;font-size:16px;color:#202020;line-height:1.4;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;" >China’s current economic crisis could worsen if Trump follows through on upping tariffs.</p> </li> <li style="-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:6px;padding-right:0;padding-left:0;margin-left:0;font-size:16px;list-style-type:none;list-style-position:outside;list-style-image:none;margin-top:0;line-height:18px;color:#383838;" > <h4 style="font-size:18px;margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0;line-height:22px;" > <a href="https://theconversationglobal.createsend1.com/t/r-l-tdkuyhjt-l-p/" style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;text-decoration:none;color:#006699;" >A grand bargain with Putin or confrontation with China: 3 ways Trump may change America’s place in the world</a> </h4> <p class="author" style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;color:hsl(240, 2%, 30%);font-size:11px;margin-top:3px;margin-bottom:3px;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;line-height:18px;" > Matthew Sussex, Australian National University </p> <p style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:16px;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;font-size:16px;color:#202020;line-height:1.4;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;" >The global implications of a confident and unfettered Trump 2.0 will depend very much on what foreign policy path he charts and whom he decides to appoint to key positions.</p> </li> <li style="-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:6px;padding-right:0;padding-left:0;margin-left:0;font-size:16px;list-style-type:none;list-style-position:outside;list-style-image:none;margin-top:0;line-height:18px;color:#383838;" > <h4 style="font-size:18px;margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0;line-height:22px;" > <a href="https://theconversationglobal.createsend1.com/t/r-l-tdkuyhjt-l-x/" style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;text-decoration:none;color:#006699;" >What Trump’s return might mean for Europe, and how it’s starting to prepare for the challenges</a> </h4> <p class="author" style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;color:hsl(240, 2%, 30%);font-size:11px;margin-top:3px;margin-bottom:3px;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;line-height:18px;" > Amelia Hadfield, University of Surrey </p> <p style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:16px;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;font-size:16px;color:#202020;line-height:1.4;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;" >Europe has started to prepare for economic challenges that a Trump presidency might throw at it.</p> </li> </ul> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left;" > <h3 style="margin-bottom:0;font-size:16px;color:#202020;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-left:0;margin-top:10px;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;text-align:left;border-bottom-width:4px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:#EEEEEE;padding-bottom:10px;" ></h3> </th> </tr> <tr class="top-story"> <td style="padding-bottom:10px;font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;text-align:left;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;" > <a href="https://theconversationglobal.createsend1.com/t/r-l-tdkuyhjt-l-m/" style="display:block;font-size:0;line-height:normal;font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, 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Booysen, Stellenbosch University; Joubert Van Eeden, Stellenbosch University </p> <p style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:16px;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;font-size:16px;color:#202020;line-height:1.4;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;" >Sub-Saharan Africa is lagging behind in the transition to electric cars and motorbikes. 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