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

Clean energy investors likely to pull back from US, but other countries may seize opportunity to speed transition

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.