Death blow or skyrocket: The economy and climate under Trump

There’s no one quite like Donald Trump. He heralds himself as the saviour of the economy, while experts seriously wonder if he'll drive the country into financial crises. He questions climate science even as his supporters faint at his rallies from the pre-summer record heat. So what would another term of Donald Trump in the White House mean for Australia, the global economy and the environment if he wins the presidency? Today, in our second episode of a special Monday series, senior economics correspondent Shane Wright talks through the impact of Donald Trump's plans for the economy. And later, national environment and climate editor Nick O’Malley on how Trump’s antipathy towards combatting climate change might impact not just Americans’ quality of life, but ours, tooSubscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.