America Was Already Losing to China on Clean Energy. Trump Just Sealed Its Fate.

America was already losing to China on clean energy. Trump just sealed its fate.

The new global clean energy regime can be summarized in one incredible statistic: China installed more wind and solar power in a single year than the total amount of renewable energy currently operating in the United States.

Trump’s new energy law slashes popular clean energy tax credits

Many clean energy incentives created under the Inflation Reduction Act will end years earlier than expected, after President Trump signed new legislation rolling back key climate provisions.Ysabelle Kempe reports for Canary Media.In short:President Trump’s newly signed energy law rolls back numerous clean energy tax credits, including those for electric vehicles, heat pumps, and rooftop solar, cutting short incentives that were originally set to…

China, the energy transition superpower

Solar panels, wind power and batteries: In just 15 years, China has risen to the top of the global clean energy industry, leaving European countries trailing far behind.

The Great Power Competition for Clean Energy - McCain Institute

This blog is part of a summer blog series written by the McCain Institute’s Summer Junior Fellows. Stella Streeter is a junior fellow for the Global Democracy Program. The increase in the prevalence of clean energy across the world means that production needs to keep up with this new global demand. In this competition, the two main players are the United States and China. This competition continues the fight for global dominance, especially in c…

AI enables sustainable energy transition

Between 2014 and 2023, China contributed to 45.2 percent of the global increase in non-fossil energy consumption, leading the world in the research, development and deployment of renewable energy technologies across the power, heating and transport sectors.