Donald Trump urged to ditch his climate change denial by 630 major firms who warn it 'puts American prosperity at risk'

The US President-elect, Donald Trump, 
is facing calls not to abandon the
fight against climate change.

More than 630 companies and investors have called on Donald Trump and the Republican-dominated Congress to continue the move to a low-carbon economy, warning that failing to do so would “put American prosperity at risk”.

The US President-elect has talked about scrapping the United States’ international commitments to tackle global warming, such as the Paris Agreement, dismissed climate change as a hoax, and appointed a string of climate science deniers to senior positions in his administration.

His election has been described as a “very big challenge” to the world’s efforts to address the problem by UK Climate Change Minister Nick Hurd.

Read Ian Johnston’s story in the Independent - “Donald Trump urged to ditch his climate change denial by 630 major firms who warn it 'puts American prosperity at risk'.”