On the campaign trail, Trump continued to call climate change a hoax, said he would pull out of the Paris accord again, pledged to expand oil and gas production and roll back pollution controls, and threatened to eliminate federal incentives that promote renewable energy and electric vehicles.

Jeff Bezos might just be the biggest climate philanthropist out there, which is what makes his swift embrace of Donald Trump as the next US president particularly cringeworthy. “Wishing @realDonaldTrump all success in leading and uniting the America we all love,” Bezos posted on X, hours after Trump declared victory.

Donald Trump’s decisive victory is a stunning setback for the fight against climate change. The Republican president-elect’s return to the White House means the US is going to squander precious momentum, unraveling hard-won policy progress that was just beginning to pay off, all for the second time in less than a decade.

Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election has darkened the outlook for a strong deal at the COP29 climate summit next week and will increase pressure on Europe and China to lead international progress in curbing planetary warming,

The election of Donald Trump as president for a second time and the Republican takeback of the U.S. Senate could undo many of the national climate policies that are most reducing planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions,

Donald Trump's election will upend America's and global climate policy. A look at what is expected change in the months ahead and why it matters for climate and energy.

In recent months, Trump railed against wind turbines and electric vehicles, which experts say would help curb climate pollution.

From California to Louisiana, ballot measures on climate and the environment gained voters’ approval. In state legislatures, results were mixed.

One big difference between Trump’s first term and his second term is that the early days of his administration are far less likely to be so chaotic. Instead, they will be guided by a curated team of loyalists with a mission to weaken or eliminate parts of the government. That includes EPA, the Interior Department and NOAA.

Protesters behind Just Stop Oil defaced the outside of the U.S. Embassy in London to oppose President-elect Donald Trump.

Trump’s plans have the potential to send fossil fuel companies’ profits soaring while threatening the world’s climate goals.

President-elect Donald J. Trump promised to delete climate policy. He could face pushback from Republicans benefiting from a boom in clean energy.