Trump election victory deals blow to US clean energy industry

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : it's a question of will President Trump allow America to keep being a leader in this space, or will he cede America's leadership role to other countries, especially adversaries like China," said Andrew Reagan, executive director of Clean Energy for America, which in October co-launched a six-figure ad campaign in support of Harris.
48% : Wood Mackenzie estimates a second Trump term could result in 500mn tonnes of additional carbon emissions in the energy sector by 2030.
47% : While Trump rolled back restrictions on fossil fuel production and emissions standards, he also renewed tax credits for solar and wind projects and electric vehicles.
45% : "Multiple executives and analysts told the FT that the economic case for renewable projects will continue under Trump and expect IRA tax credits for power generation and manufacturing to remain intact.
27% : Trump has repeatedly attacked the IRA on the campaign trail, calling it a "green new scam" and vowing to "terminate" the $370bn in federal support for clean energy under the law.
23% : Analysts expect offshore wind and electric vehicles to be hardest hit under Trump.

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