Fossil fuel power plants can avoid most emissions by capturing carbon dioxide and pumping it underground. But to be a climate solution, that carbon has to stay stored for thousands of years.
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Donald Trump has signalled the end of US leadership on climate policy, with potentially unpleasant consequences for America’s economy, security and diplomatic standing.
Trump has promised to abolish Obama’s Clean Power Plan and back out of the Paris climate accord. But business could become a key firewall that won’t let Obama’s sustainability legacy die.
The halls of the Marrakech climate summit have been filled with fearful talk about Donald Trump’s presidency. But there is hope that the Paris climate treaty can weather the political storm.
President Obama’s new targets for emissions from electricity are a crucial step towards a credible US climate policy. And where the United States leads, others are more likely to follow.
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Professor of Psychology, Biological Sciences and Environmental Studies, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy and Director, Centre for Climate and Energy Policy, Australian National University
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Redmond Barry Professor of Political Science, School of Social and Political Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Honorary Professor, School of Regulation and Global Governance, Australian National University
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Assistant professor, Arizona State University
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Professor of Engineering and Director of the Center for Negative Carbon Emissions, Arizona State University