But experts warn that without control of the Senate the President-elect may struggle to deliver on his promised net zero strategy and green recovery package
Whoever wins the 2020 election will steer the world's biggest economy through the start of a critical decade for green business
Plus all the top green business news from around the world, including PGE ditching coal, Peru and Switzerland CO2 offset deal, and Australia green power project
Trump acknowledged the role of greenhouse gases in driving climate change while Biden embraced a number of specific climate measures in debate marred by interruptions and personal attacks
President Trump'stax affairs highlight again how he embodies the very worst of kleptocratic capitalism - a mode of doing business many corporate leaders are desperate to leave behind once and for all
New academic report predicts US will suffer loss of political and economic power if it exits the global climate accord in November
Joe Biden in the White House, and potentially Democrats in control of the Senate too, could turbo-charge climate change as an investment theme, argues Schroders' Simon Webber
Energy and Clean Growth Minister Kwasi Kwarteng confirms there is 'an ongoing debate within government' about how to revive the Green Investment Bank
Environmental campaigners express solidarity with civil rights activists, as protests escalate across the US
Governor of Washington quits race for Democratic nomination, signalling he is confident the party will land on a candidate who prioritises climate action