Does Donald Trump represent a step forward for climate change action? | Kate Aronoff

His advisers admit that populism demands addressing climate change. But don’t expect him to do enough to protect the planet Donald Trump will have a climate plan and it will be ugly. For now, the Republican frontrunner is pedaling the kind of denialism his party loves, having called global warming everything from a “hoax” to a “con job” to a Chinese plot. But an interview with his energy adviser late last week hinted that – before too long – Trump might