One of Donald Trump's first acts at the start of his second term as US president was to pull his country out of the Paris Agreement on climate change — a move likely to have a more profound impact than when he announced it in 2017 early in his first term. <br /><br />Trump's abandonment of the Paris Agreement comes as the collective mood for climate action has changed and potentially acts as encouragement for leaders wavering over the need for action. <br /> <br />Professor Mark Howden, Director of the Institute for Climate, Energy & Disaster Solutions at the Australian National University, explains what Trump 2.0 will mean for climate change.
