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9 November 2016

Green leaders fear President Donald Trump will threaten progress on climate change

Caroline Lucas, Naomi Klein and Bill McKibben respond to the prospect of a climate change denier in the White House.

By India Bourke

(Photo By GETTY)

Environmental leaders around the world have responded to the news of Donald Trump’s election in America with a mix of dismay and fighting resolve.

The Republican President-elect posted one of his most iconic statements on the subject to Twitter in November 2012:

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