How the 2020 election impacts Americans on climate change

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How the 2020 election impacts Americans on climate change

As millions of Americans cast their ballots Tuesday, they will be grading President Trump’s performance while defining their priorities for the next four years.

Climate change is one of the issues where the two major presidential candidates hold opposite views.

President Donald Trump views the Paris Climate Accord as a one-sided deal that punishes Americans. Democratic nominee Joe Biden wants to re-join the agreement and hold other countries accountable for keeping their commitments.

As part of our on-going series on climate change, CGTN looks at the wildfires raging in California and other Western States.

CGTN’s Ediz Tiyansan reports.