Economist Stern says energy shocks should accelerate, not delay climate action News Today

China is making rapid progress in the fight against the climate, he said, adding that around 75% of cars sold in the world’s second-largest economy last year were electric vehicles.

US President Donald Trump remains skeptical of climate change, calling it a “hoax”. The US has withdrawn from the Paris Agreement twice, first in 2020 and again in January 2026, both times under Trump.

US President Donald Trump remains skeptical of climate change, calling it a “hoax”. The US first withdrew from the Paris Agreement in 2020 under Trump, rejoined in 2021 and withdrew again in 2026 after Trump returned to office.