Trump warming to reality of climate change, says senior Chinese official
by Tom Phillips in Beijing from Environment | The Guardian on (#2953T)
Beijing's chief climate negotiator, Xie Zhenhua, talks down fears that joint leadership shown by China and the US will be reversed under new president
China's chief climate negotiator has attempted to calm fears that Donald Trump's arrival in the White House will spell disaster for the fight against climate change.
Trump, who has dismissed climate change as "bullshit" and a Chinese hoax, will become the first climate sceptic to occupy the highest office in the US when he is sworn in on Friday.
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