Donald Trump could slow down US progress towards a lower carbon economy, but he will be unable to halt it because businesses and local governments have committed to a low-carbon path, a former climate negotiator for the US has said. Paul Bodnar, a lead US negotiator in the climate talks under former president Barack Obama, told the Guardian that Trump possessed "powerful instruments", such as import tariffs and quotas, that could hamper the growth of low-carbon technology. "It is clear the way the market is driving – towards lower carbon. Earlier this week, the Syrian government became the final functioning state to sign up to the Paris agreement. Looking to the potential progress at the COP23 talks, Bodnar pointed to China's actions in pursuing low-carbon policies, in contrast to the US.
Donald Trump in Asia: President says future of region must not be held hostage to 'dictator's twisted fantasies'
The Asia-Pacific region must not be "held hostage to a dictator's twisted fantasies of violent conquest and nuclear blackmail," Donald Trump has said. "We are not going to let the United States be taken advantage of anymore. During the presidential election campaign, Mr Trump condemned China for what he claimed were inappropriate trade practices. "But I don't blame China," he said. In Friday's speech, Mr Trump also claimed "the whole world" was being "lifted by America's economic renewal" and that a "new optimism" has swept across the US since his election.
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