Donald Trump "will take a wrecking ball to global climate diplomacy”

Donald Trump's election victory will send shockwaves through annual UN climate talks that start in Azerbaijan on Monday .

Climate activists and politicians who support stronger action to cut pollution reacted with despair to the news of Trump ’s win.

But they also urged supporters of climate action to not give up and urge supporters of action not to give up.

Environmental groups have said they will attempt to rally Democrats , as well as some Republicans , to oppose Trump ’s tearing down of climate policies.

The issue was barely championed by Kamala Harris , the Democratic nominee, with polling showing that voters considered it a minor priority despite scientists’ warnings of record-breaking temperatures and two devastating hurricanes.