There’s a global boom in solar—except in the United States
There’s a global boom in solar—except in the United States
The article describes a booming global solar power industry, driven by falling costs and rapid development in countries like China, India, Saudi Arabia, and South Africa. This contrasts sharply with the United States, where the second Trump administration's policies, including rolling back incentives and introducing tariffs, are significantly hindering renewable energy growth. The piece highlights that while renewables are increasing global electricity supply, they often add to, rather than replace, fossil fuel usage. Challenges such as land acquisition, grid infrastructure, and consumer transition away from fossil-fueled heating and transport persist. Experts warn that the US's anti-renewables stance could damage its long-term competitiveness against China in the energy sector.
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the transition to a society powered by renewables is hard to track, let alone follow.
world powers are taking very different strategies from all in, to mindful middle grounds to the unfathomable (a.k.a. corrupt) stance of double downing on the status quo of non-renewable reliance.
predictions of where we will be as a society in 2035 are already wrong by small orders of magnitude. and i imagine the complexities of how we evolve make the actual transition non-linear full of surprises.
it's exciting to see other countries take a big stance for all of humanity (whether they know it or not!) but it is even more exciting to see the growth and investment in small installations of solar energy.
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