Trump Tariffs’ Potential Clean Energy Effects Explained
February 3, 20254 min readTrump Tariffs Spark Fears of Clean Energy Supply Chain ChaosPresident Trump’s new tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China could hit the electric vehicle, solar, battery and wind industries particularly hardBy Benjamin Storrow & E&E News The president's new tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China could hit the solar, battery, wind and electric vehicle industries particularly hard. Peter Cade/Getty ImagesCLIMATEWIRE | Clean energy has gotten steadily cheaper for years thanks to a global network of research facilities and factories.That's over now.President Donald Trump's decision on Saturday to slap steep tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China signals the birth of a new global trade regime: one focused on nationalist protections, with potentially expensive repercussions for Am...