US election: Will Harris reinvigorate talks with China at cost to climate?

While Kamala Harris presumably would continue Joe Biden’s policies to reduce US greenhouse gas emissions, she would face an unavoidable trade-off

As president, Donald Trump pulled the United States out of the Paris climate agreement.

Every US presidential election is consequential, but American voters face an unusually weighty decision in 2024. The outcome will have implications for US foreign policy, social policy, and the integrity of the political system itself. But none of its consequences will be more profound or far-reaching than on global efforts to combat climate change.

As president, Donald Trump pulled the United States out of the Paris climate agreement, while the US under President Joe Biden rejoined it. Trump has vowed to expand oil and gas production, and his campaign has vowed he will again withdraw the US from the Paris accord if he wins a second term.