Voters believe Donald Trump’s sensational restoration to the White House has made the world less likely to achieve net zero carbon emissions by mid-century, the latest The Australian Financial Review/Freshwater Strategy poll shows.
A clear majority of respondents believe international efforts to stem climate change will be set back by Trump’s election. The results came a day after he named the boss of a fracking company to lead the US Department of Energy.
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Tom McIlroy is the Financial Review’s Canberra bureau chief based in the press gallery at Parliament House. He was previously the AFR’s political correspondent. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at thomas.mcilroy@afr.com
