New Energy In A Time Of Trump
How President Trump Will Affect Clean Energy and the Climate Change Fight
Katie Fehrenbacher, November 9, 2016 (Fortune)
“…While many groups from Silicon Valley to the auto industry are concerned about the win, none should be more worried than those working on the future of clean energy and the fight against climate change…Industries like utility-scale solar and wind, which have been growing dramatically and lowering costs for some time, will likely keep charging ahead under a Trump administration. Those sectors are already competitive on cost and have been creating jobs in states like California, Texas, and Iowa…[I]t's the future energy innovations and still immature sectors that still need government support that will suffer—whether that's the budding U.S. offshore wind industry or the budget for new energy research and development…In addition, Trump's election is a massive blow to the U.S.'s standing in the world on climate change…Trump has said that he's in support of all-the-above energy, from coal to natural gas, and even to solar…[but he reportedly has chosen Myron Ebell, who has called the Clean Power Plan ‘illegal,’ to lead his EPA transition team so it is] not a good day for the future of U.S. clean energy, but expect wind and solar to keep on chugging.” click here for more
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