It’s certainly possible that a Trump administration will drop the Clean Power Plan and renege on the Paris accord. Mr. Trump supports nuclear energy, and could well be persuaded to extend federal subsidies to keep the nation’s teetering string of nuclear plants in operation. Getting there will require rich countries like the United States to help finance much of the transition for poor countries. In four years, the United States might have an administration that is less hostile to the concept of climate change. “If a Trump administration lasts only four years, the process could maybe absorb that,” said Oliver Geden, head of research at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs.

Source: International New York Times November 29, 2016 11:00 UTC