Washington, D.C. — As President Donald Trump continues to double down on his fossil fuel-only agenda and attack clean energy investments, experts from around the world are sounding the alarm that the Trump administration’s disastrous energy policies will put the U.S. further behind many of its large-economy peers.
As China, Australia, and countries within the European Union ramp up renewable energy production and prioritize sustainable investing, Trump’s regressive energy strategy threatens American economic competitiveness on the global stage while allies and adversaries alike prioritize clean energy investment that will create jobs and boost long-term economic growth.
Here’s what the American people are reading on how Trump’s energy policies will leave the U.S. economy lagging behind other world leaders and less resilient to the impacts of climate change:
- The New York Times: Trump’s Retreat From Clean Energy Puts the U.S. Out of Step With the World
- “Most major economies are investing in ever-cheaper solar and wind power. The United States risks further ceding a global market to China. […] President Trump’s repudiation of renewable-energy technologies stands to make the United States an outlier in the world.”
- Forbes: Investors Urge EU To Keep Green Rules In Face Of Trump Turmoil
- The Guardian: ‘Billions Of Dollars’: Australia Hopes To Lure Renewable Energy Investment From Us After Trump’s Election
- “Australia has been locked in a race against the US and other markets for renewable energy investment, particularly after former president Joe Biden introduced climate-driven legislation, including the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). […] Now that the IRA and other signature Biden reforms face being pared back, local investors hope some of the money previously destined for US renewables projects will be redirected to Australia.”
- Financial Times: Donald Trump’s Cuts To Renewables Risk Us Energy Crisis, Warn Executives
- U.S. News & World Report: How Trump’s Push for ‘America First’ Puts America Last
- Reuters: Trump Pause On Clean Funding Is ‘Window Of Opportunity’ For Europe, Poland Says
- Slate: Trump Is Pushing the World Right Into China’s Arms
- ESG Dive: ESG Encountering Widening ‘Gulf’ between US and European Investors
