The week the US president's vendetta against renewables went global

Donald Trump's enduring hostility to wind power is no longer a personal quirk?, it's now a policy direction with profound consequences for global emissions? Don't get Down to Earth delivered to your inbox? Sign up here to get the newsletter in fullThe inner workings of Donald Trump's mind have long provoked bemusement and speculation, with his often erratic opinions driven seemingly by grievance and anecdote rather than evidence.But on one topic Trump has remained resolutely consistent: he hates wind turbines - and, more latterly, renewable energy in general. This enmity burst into view in 2011 - four years before he descended his golden escalator to announce he was running for US president - when Trump waged an unsuccessful battle to halt "ugly" offshore turbines visible from his Scottish golf course.Tilting at windmills? Trump's claims about turbines fact-checked'Shooting ourselves in the foot': how Trump is fumbling geothermal energyTrump effort to ditch greenhouse gas finding ignores 'clearcut' science, expert says Continue reading...