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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Jillian Ambrose

Will global climate action be a casualty of Trump’s tariffs?

The Pemex Deer Park oil refinery in Texas with smoke coming out of chimneys
The Pemex Deer Park oil refinery in Texas. Photograph: Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP/Getty

Donald Trump’s upending of the global economy has raised fears that climate action could emerge as a casualty of the trade war.

In the week that has followed “liberation day”, economic experts have warned that the swathe of tariffs could trigger a global economic recession, with far-reaching consequences for investors – including those behind the green energy projects needed to meet climate goals.

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