Biden win will give Europe an ally in climate change fight

For countries hoping to avoid the worst of climate change, November's US presidential election will be pivotal in determining the course of global climate action, experts say

Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden. A win for Biden would inject new life into global cooperation in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, according to past climate negotiators. Picture: AP/Carolyn Kaster

A win for the Democratic candidate, former US vice president Joe Biden, would inject new life into global cooperation in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, according to past climate negotiators. A second term for President Donald Trump, on the other hand, could prove more disruptive than his first by emboldening climate-sceptic countries.

“The U.S. needs to get back in the game,” said Kelley Kizzier, a former EU climate negotiator who now works at the non-profit Environmental Defense Fund.