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At COP30, senator warns US 'deliberately losing' clean tech race with China
Senator Whitehouse criticizes US fossil fuel policies and highlights the need for carbon pricing as China leads in solar, wind, battery, and electric vehicle markets.
- On July 8, 2025, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse warned the United States is `deliberately losing` the clean-technology race to China while attending COP30 in Belem, Brazil.
- Policy rollbacks including trimmed clean-energy tax credits and electric vehicle incentives by President Donald Trump and Republican lawmakers prompted General Motors to scale back production, Whitehouse said.
- Whitehouse argued carbon pricing is essential to spark innovation and slash emissions, accusing the administration of acting for fossil fuel donors and citing public opinion polls supporting climate action.
- Because the State Department resisted, Whitehouse obtained a badge through a nonprofit organization and cannot take part in COP negotiations after the Trump administration declined to send an official delegation.
- Whitehouse recounted passing numerous Chinese electric vehicle dealerships in Belem, Brazil, and said he had never seen the U.S. State Department so unwilling to support Congressional travelers, highlighting diplomatic friction.
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At COP30, Senator Warns US 'Deliberately Losing' Clean Tech Race With China
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, one of only a handful of senior US political leaders attending this year's UN climate summit, told AFP Friday that President Donald Trump's America is "deliberately losing" the clean tech race to China.
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