Opinion | Europe Is Wrong to Blame the U.S. for Its Energy Problems

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : To qualify for the tax incentives, clean energy products often must be made in the United States or, in some cases, neighboring or ally nations.
56% : Industrial policy is back in vogue, and the Inflation Reduction Act is the latest action in a growing trend aimed at boosting domestic industries, creating jobs and securing supply chains -- something the European Green Deal does too.
55% : America's new climate mandates can begin a cycle of competition in clean energy technologies that accelerate decarbonization rather than lead to protectionist policies that retard it.
55% : Trans-Atlantic cooperation will be required more than ever to accelerate the shift to clean energy and secure those new supply chains.
45% : After years of criticizing the United States for being a laggard on climate action, it is puzzling to see European leaders condemning the country for investing too much in clean energy.
44% : "But what the U.S. has done really isn't consistent with the principles of free trade and fair competition."
44% : The European Union is not one of those partners.
42% :Europeans are right to express concerns about protectionism.
40% : With deft trade diplomacy, the Inflation Reduction Act's sweeping new climate provisions should create more opportunities for cooperation with the European Union than it creates risks to the trans-Atlantic relationship.

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