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From electric cars to wildfires, how Trump may affect climate actions

Progress reducing greenhouse gas emissions and switching to cleaner energy may be reversed

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The production of fossil fuels is likely to ramp up under the next administration. The widespread burning of such fuels, which emit heat-trapping greenhouse gases, is the main cause of climate change.

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By Carolyn Gramling and Nikk Ogasa

If we learned anything from 2024, it’s that climate change is rapidly reshaping our world.