Electric cars, fracking, LNG: How do Harris and Trump compare on key climate issues?

With the US elections scheduled for November, the superpower's approach to climate change hangs in the balance.

Following a summer with four of the hottest days ever measured, presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have starkly different visions on how to address a changing climate while ensuring a reliable energy supply.

While Harris has not yet laid out a detailed plan for climate action, Trump has made clear that he intends to repeal many of the Biden administration's "kamikazee climate regulations".

The last Trump administration saw attempts to roll back more than 100 environmental protections. Allies of the former president say that with a conserivative-aligned judicial system - including the supreme court - and people loyal to him installed throughout the government, it would be easier for Trump to dismantle these rules this time around.

With the world falling "miles short" of global emissions goals and heading for 3.1°C of warming this century, the UN has warned that "climate crunch time is here".

Whoever takes the White House will determine what role the US takes as a major emitter in this critical time for the climate crisis.

During her acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention, Harris briefly mentioned climate change as she outlined “fundamental freedoms” at stake in the election.

This included “the freedom to breathe clean air and drink clean water and live free from the pollution that fuels the climate crisis”.

As a senator from California, she was an early sponsor of the Green New Deal, a sweeping series of proposals meant to swiftly move the United States to fully green energy that is championed by the party’s most progressive wing.

Her campaign has also undescored the importance