Trump’s dilemma: to please his friends by trashing the Paris climate deal, or not? | Bill McKibben

If the president-elect sabotages last year’s agreement, he will own every disaster – every hurricane a Hurricane Donald, every drought a moment for mockeryIt seems likely that the Paris climate accords will offer one of the first real tests of just how nuts Donald Trump actually is. For a waiting world it’s a public exam, his chance to demonstrate either that he’s been blowing smoke or deeply inhaling. Related: Trump seeking quickest way to quit Paris climate agreement, says report Related: Military experts say climate change poses 'significant risk' to security Continue reading...