By Anders Lorenzen

Election Day is here. The outcome will have key implications for how the US and the world will respond to the climate crisis. While the Presidential Election between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump is by far the most significant.

But with all 435 seats in the House of Representatives, 33 Senate Races, and 11 Gubernatorial races, a host of local elections and special ballots will be key to implementing new laws and bills and keeping existing ones.

We will be live-updating throughout the night and day with the most significant events.

On our US Election page, you can find all our coverage and updates up until election day:

Election Day – live updates

By Anders Lorenzen

Trump wins

He did it again. Despite most analysts predicting the opposite, Trump has won the presidential election.

This would have severe consequences for action on climate change as well as democracy. We will close down this page now and come back with an analysis.

01:30 GMT / 20:30 ET:

Turning to the Senate races and in the Texas race between Republican Ted Cruz and Democrat Colin Allred, with 25% of the votes counting, it is looking closer than many Republicans would like, with Cruz only being ahead with 2% – indicating that maybe Texas is not such as safe for Republicans as it used to be.

You can read our article about this race below:

01:15 GMT / 20:15 ET:

Four of the eight states that are viewed as swing states have voting underway. Harris has taken the lead in Michigan, North Carolina, and the crucial Pennsylvania with Trump leading in Georgia.

01:00 GMT / 20:00 ET:

The state of play with the counting has started in several states – CNN has called several states with the expected outcomes.

West Virginia, Kentucky, Florida, Tennessee and Indiana for Trump and Vermont, Maryland and Massachusetts for Harris.

23:15 GMT / 18:15 ET:

The former UK Prime Minister is acting as a pundit on the election coverage from the UK broadcaster Channel 4. Johnson known for his ramblings is doing his utmost to try to defend Trump who he want to win the election.

James Murray, the editor of the UK-based clean energy publication Business Green is horrified that he is defending a climate denier:

I get Boris Johnson wants the job of ‘Trump whisperer in chief’ if he wins, but watching someone who used to describe climate change as one of the gravest threats the world faces defending the man who would attempt to destroy global climate action is pretty enraging.

— James Murray (@James_BG) November 5, 2024

23:00 GMT / 19:00 ET:

Voting have now fully closed in Vermont, Georgia, South Carolina and Virginia and we will soon get what could be an indicator for the rest of the night.

20:00 GMT / 15:00 ET:

There are just four hours until the first polls close, and we start to get the first indications.

Closing at 19:00 ET are:

Vermont

Georgia

South Carolina

Virginia

Indiana – closing partially

Kentucky – closing partially

18:15 GMT / 13:15 ET:

Michael Thomas, a clean energy journalist who hosts the Substack Clean View Newsletter outlines that Republican voters would want to support an ambitious clean energy policy framework as a result of the Biden Administration’s landmark Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) clean energy is booming in Republican Counties:

17:45 GMT / 12:45 ET:

The lawyer Erin Brockovich who became a household name through her story being told in the Hollywood film of the same name, has reminded voters what’s at stake this election and not to take clean water for granted:

Is water on the ballot where you live? Races to decide who serves on water boards tend to get little notice in election seasons, but these boards are powerful & decide whether and how residents get clean, safe, and affordable water. Do your research before you vote!

— Erin Brockovich (@ErinBrockovich) November 5, 2024

15:30 GMT / 10:30 ET:

Interesting data released by the Environmental Voter Project – saying they have mobilised 4.8 million first time voters of which over 500,000 have already cast their votes:

🚨Voter File Update: We're mobilizing 4.8M potential 1st-time climate voters. 561,728 have now voted:
TX—131,544
FL—86,960
GA—70,448
NY—60,098
NC—51,225
VA—31,623
MA—25,424
CO—23,204
AZ—20,323
NV—14,055
PA—12,863
NM-9,514
LA—7,709
KS—4,957
ME—3,725
IA—3,719
NE—2,756
NH—791
AK—790

— Environmental Voter Project (@Enviro_Voter) November 4, 2024

13:45 GMT / 08:45 ET:

The US climate scientist Prof Leah Stokes has delivered a message aimed at the voters that could be tempted to vote for the Green Party candidate Jill Stein:

Your daily reminder that Jill Stein is a fraud. She doesn't work alongside climate activists for a better future. Instead, she dines with Putin. She is not a progressive. Even Green party politicians in Europe have disowned her.

If you're a climate voter, vote Kamala Harris. 🌎 pic.twitter.com/3RVE27qy4x

— Dr. Leah C. Stokes (@leahstokes) November 4, 2024

A similar rhetoric was shared by Mark Ruffalo – environmentalist and actor:

If you’re still deciding between voting for Kamala Harris or Jill Stein, please take a moment to watch. I made this video with Palestinian American and political activist @RaniaBatrice. We understand being conflicted but wanted to share our perspective. pic.twitter.com/ms5UzP9pW7

— Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) November 4, 2024

12:30 GMT / 07:30 ET:

George Monbiot, the environmentalist author and columnist has delivered a message to US voters:

In Trump's heart there is no curiosity, no wonder, no kindness, no compassion, no lightness of spirit; only ego, rage, resentment, impulsiveness and cruelty.
You are better than him. He does not deserve your vote.

— George Monbiot (@GeorgeMonbiot) November 5, 2024

12:00 GMT / 07:00 ET:

In the tiny state of Vermont, the first polls opened as early as 5 AM ET.

Polls in the rest of the country, ranging from Alaska to Hawaii, open between 6 AM ET and 12 PM ET.