World’s quandary on climate change: ‘Who the hell leads’ if Trump wins?

Pro-climate government officials and environmental activists have had months to think about a strategy for preventing a second Donald Trump presidency.

They’ve come up with one main idea: Hope Vice President Kamala Harris wins.

The lack of a concrete, unified counter-Trump strategy illustrates the difficulties that would confront the global climate movement.

International cooperation could take a bigger hit under Trump 2.0 .

Many business leaders and diplomats dismissed the idea that Trump would completely roll back the IRA given the investment it has sparked in Republican and Democratic strongholds alike.

Biden administration officials are trying to cement a stable negotiating framework with China on non-carbon-dioxide greenhouse gases.

Environmental advocates banked on renewed optimism driven by Kamala Harris ’ campaign to keep Trump out of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. “This is such a critical juncture for domestic leadership, global leadership and ultimately whether or not we're going to solve the climate crisis,” said Sweta Chakraborty , a Harris campaign surrogate.

Still, not all of the activist community is pinning their hopes on a Harris win, particularly those unhappy about the fact that the U.S. has grown to be the world’s largest producer of oil and gas.