A blistering rollback of climate policies led by the US in 2025 with knock-on effects in Europe and other western economies has heightened concerns about rising greenhouse gases, even as a clean energy boom takes hold.
Climate regulations have been under attack since the first day of Donald Trump’s return to the White House, amid the increasing power of populist parties in Europe and economic pressures across the world.
The US led the way with cuts to regulations, incentives and jobs this year, in turn putting pressure on the EU to weaken flagship climate rules and prompting Canada to put policies in place which will boost oil and gas production in the face of trade pressures from the Trump administration.