Trump won't be able to derail Paris climate deal, says senior US official

Country's low emissions action plan cannot be undone even by a Donald Trump presidency, but it may put global cooperation on climate change at risk

The US would still meet its obligations under the Paris accord on climate change if Donald Trump were elected president, a senior US administration official has told the Guardian.

He said the path of the US towards a lower-carbon economy was already set, and was dependent on market forces that would not easily succumb to political tinkering.