Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/331812 
Year of Publication: 
2025
Series/Report no.: 
Economic + Social Issues: E-Paper
Publisher: 
Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, Berlin
Abstract: 
The Biden administration has been arguably the greenest in US history, yet it will be followed by one of the least climate-friendly presidents. Donald Trump is expected to end climate measures and focus on domestic fossil fuel production in the name of energy independence or dominance. Donald Trump has a clear record of dismantling domestic climate protections and walking away from international agreements. This paper explores how the EU and its member states could adjust their climate policies based on expected Trump administration positions regarding two key elements of global climate action, and possible European responses along the variables of unity and decisiveness. This paper is an updated version of the publication «US elections and European cohesion: Scenarios for Green Transitions and Transatlantic Climate Action» from October 2024 that contained scenarios for both a Harris and a Trump 2.0 administration.
Abstract (Translated): 
Die Regierung Biden war wohl die grünste in der Geschichte der USA, doch auf sie wird einer der am wenigsten klimafreundlichen Präsidenten folgen. Donald Trump wird vorausichtlich Klimamaßnahmen beenden und sich im Namen der Energieunabhängigkeit auf die heimische Produktion fossiler Brennstoffe konzentrieren wird. In diesem E-Paper wird untersucht, wie die Europäische Union (EU) und ihre Mitgliedstaaten ihre Klimapolitik auf der Grundlage der zu erwartenden Positionen der Trump-Administration in Bezug auf zwei Schlüsselelemente globaler Klimamaßnahmen anpassen könnten, sowie mögliche europäische Reaktionen entlang der Variablen Einigkeit und Entschlossenheit.
Subjects: 
Climate
Donald Trump
Transatlantic Relations
European Union (EU)
United States
Additional Information: 
This e-paper is an updated version of the publication "US elections and European cohesion: Scenarios for Green Transitions and Transatlantic Climate Action" from October 2024 that contained scenarios for both a Harris and a Trump 2.0 administration. Available at https://hdl.handle.net/10419/307928.
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Document Type: 
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