Trump may cede global climate leadership to China

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : "When Trump first pulled the U.S. out of the Paris Agreement in 2017, there was an increase in subnational engagement at international climate negotiations, Lewis said.
51% : "President Joe Biden aimed to address the Chinese competition with his landmark climate and jobs legislation, the Inflation Reduction Act, which Trump has also vowed to ax.
45% : Trump might even pull out of the entire United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change process which the Paris Agreement is a part of, BMO Capital Markets analysts wrote in a note last week.
43% : The Paris Agreement, which Trump vowed to withdraw from once again in his second term as president, is a landmark pledge by 195 countries and the European Union to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
29% : Solar stocks tanked the day after the Nov. 5 election, on fears that Trump would repeal the massive climate bill, which includes tax credits to expand solar energy.
24% : "If Trump cedes leadership in the international realm, the states and other subnational actors will happily fill that void," Lewis said.
12% : Trump has had nothing but negative things to say about Biden's IRA.

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