South Africa is concerned by the impact Donald Trump's election as the next president of the United States may have on talks to tackle climate change, its environment minister said on Friday.

Jeff Bezos might just be the biggest climate philanthropist out there, which is what makes his swift embrace of Donald Trump as the next US president particularly cringeworthy. “Wishing @realDonaldTrump all success in leading and uniting the America we all love,” Bezos posted on X, hours after Trump declared victory.

As Americans headed to the polls on Tuesday, many were feeling unseasonably warm November temperatures. Voters in New York City saw the warmest weather on a presidential Election Day since the 1930s. High temperatures, drought, and wind have created the perfect fire conditions in the area.

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse said much of the U.S. is still “committed to steering the planet away from climate catastrophe.”

Trump has called climate change a “hoax,” he pulled the United States out of the 2015 Paris climate accord during his first term and has said he would do so again. He has also pledged to expand oil and gas production, eliminate subsidies for clean energy and electric vehicles, and roll back regulations aimed at reducing planet-warming emissions.

Donald Trump's election will upend America's and global climate policy. A look at what is expected change in the months ahead and why it matters for climate and energy.

The president-elect has pledged to weaken air pollution regulations, reverse efforts to slow climate change and continue to boost oil and gas production.

By Valerie Volcovici, Kate Abnett and Gloria Dickie WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election has darkened the outlook for a strong deal at the COP29 global climate summit next week and will heap pressure on Europe and China to lead international progress in curbing planetary warming,

One big difference between Trump’s first term and his second term is that the early days of his administration are far less likely to be so chaotic. Instead, they will be guided by a curated team of loyalists with a mission to weaken or eliminate parts of the government. That includes EPA, the Interior Department and NOAA.

(AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) WASHINGTON (AP) — Global efforts to fight climate change stumbled but survived the last time Donald Trump was elected president and withdrew the United States from an international climate agreement. Other countries ...

Trump’s plans have the potential to send fossil fuel companies’ profits soaring while threatening the world’s climate goals.