Australian coal 'risks being caught out' by Trump climate U-turn
by Paul Karp from Environment | The Guardian on (#2DH30)
The president could spring a surprise with a carbon price, making renewables cheaper, US Republican warns
Fossil fuel industries in Australia could be left behind by improvements in renewables and the possibility Donald Trump changes tack on a carbon tax, a former US Republican congressman has warned.
In a speech to the National Press Club on Wednesday, Bob Inglis, a conservative advocate for private sector action on climate change, called for the United States to take unilateral action by imposing a carbon tax with an import levy on goods made in countries without a carbon price.