Even Trump can't dismiss the success of renewables

New US president may be forced to concede solar and wind's huge potential for job creation and self sufficiency

What impact will the climate-sceptic, coal enthusiast President Trump have on the prospects for renewable energy? How will Brexit affect the UK's renewable sector? And what's driving the growth of clean energy in Asia? These were key questions for participants at a Guardian roundtable on the future of wind and solar power, supported by Julius Baer.

And the answer to the Trump question? Precious little impact at all. The sheer strength of the renewables sector - driven by plummeting costs and a growing appetite among consumers and business alike - means it will continue to thrive despite the new administration's doubts. That was the near-unanimous view of the participants. And it might even win over the president himself, as his business brain engages with the potential of clean energy on the one hand, and coal's lack of it on the other.