Perspectives on the Development of Renewable Energy Sources in the U.S.
Perspectives on the Development of Renewable Energy Sources in the U.S.

Author(s): Marek Wąsiński
Subject(s): Governance, Environmental and Energy policy, International relations/trade, Economic development, Environmental interactions
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: United states; development of renewable energy sources; policy on renewable energy sources; climate policy; domestic vs. foreign solar panels producers; energy sector;
Summary/Abstract: The U.S. administration’s policy on renewable energy sources (RES) is ambivalent. President Donald Trump says he wants to defend American innovation and jobs, but his support of fossil fuels and abandonment of ambitious climate policy hinders the development of the RES sector. The administration’s higher tariffs on foreign solar panels is supposed to protect domestic producers of solar cells and panels but could put a drag on growth of the industry in the U.S. Although further development of renewable energy in the United States is inevitable, China’s dominance in the sector will grow.

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