washington/beijing election climate change skeptic donald trump president likely end u.s. leadership role international fight global warm may lead emergence new unlikely champion china china work closely administration outgo president barack obama build momentum ahead 2015 paris agreement climate change partnership two big greenhouse gas emitters help get nearly 200 countries support pact historic meet france capital contrast trump call global warm hoax create china give economic advantage say plan remove unite state historic climate agreement well reverse many obama measure combat climate change appoint note climate change skeptic myron ebell help lead transition plan environmental protection agency craft administration major environmental regulations clean power plan efficiency standards cars truck beijing poise cash goodwill could earn take leadership deal many governments one urgent issue agenda proactively take action climate change improve china international image allow occupy moral high grind zou ji deputy director national centre climate change strategy senior chinese climate talk negotiator tell reuters zou say trump abandon efforts implement paris agreement china influence voice likely increase global climate governance spill areas global governance increase china global stand power leadership chen zhihua representative chinese delegation official climate change division national development reform commission country economic plan agency say chinese countries efforts change unite state withdraw agreement action international community stop new government unite state still confidence international community join hand continue efforts climate change tell reporters 200-nation u.n. meet hold marrakesh start flesh implementation 2015 paris agreement paris agreement seek phase net greenhouse gas emissions second half century limit global warm well degrees celsius 3.6 fahrenheit pre-industrial level country put forward national plan reduce greenhouse gas emissions raise concern without involvement financial support unite state emerge economies like india may feel incline back one key advisors obama team climate change say hop china would take mantle keep global climate deal alive beijing continue work spirit work together paris say andrew light former senior adviser previous u.s. special envoy climate change todd stern ironic twist government world second-largest economy years beijing fight attempt foreign governments limit carbon emissions claim allow space develop pollute industrialize nations capital often choke smog people angry environmental devastation rapid development work across country beijing become proponent efforts halt global warm rather hindrance china act climate benefit people say erik solheim executive director un environment programme confident china take lead role china powerful domestic global imperatives play high-profile role continue global climate change talk mean avert heat wave droughts flood rise sea level could cause trillions dollars damage 2100. china see perceive role global climate leader way bolster aspiration become clean energy superpower lead renewable energy technology wind solar power assert key geopolitical power deal pressure continue urbanization world large cities already put china ahead say andrew steer president environmental think tank world resources institute beijing innovate build low-carbon cities say see carbon indicator economic inefficiency steer say trump victory democrat hillary clinton darken mood delegate attend current round climate talk marrakesh delegate talk say china already set example china surprise us daily whatever promise deliver say tosi mpanu mpanu democratic republic congo head 48-nation group least develop countries talk trump win open way china take climate leadership role