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Climate scientists concerned over Trump's environment plans

07:41 am on 8 November 2024

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Donald Trump's re-election is keeping climate scientists up at night. An extra 4 billion tonnes of carbon are estimated to be released into the atmosphere if the plans he campaigned on to reclaim the US presidency go ahead. University of Canterbury professor of political science and international relations specialising in climate Bronwyn Hayward spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.