Trump victory raises concerns about future of UN climate deal

The election of a president who has called global warming a "hoax" has raised questions about US involvement in the Paris Agreement on climate change - and the future of the deal itself.

Trump victory raises concerns about future of UN climate deal

The election of a president who has called global warming a "hoax" has raised questions about US involvement in the Paris Agreement on climate change - and the future of the deal itself.

As the sun rose over the Atlas mountains, news of Mr Trump's victory was still sinking in at UN climate talks in Marrakesh, Morocco, where delegates from almost 200 countries - including the US - were meeting for the first time since the landmark deal entered force.

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