When President Trump sat down with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit last week, the conversation was between two leaders with opposing views on the future.
While Xi was doubling down on clean energy industries that will power the 21st century, Trump was doubling down on dirty fossil fuels that belong to the last one. In that contrast lies the story of how Trump is surrendering America’s manufacturing future.
Trump may claim climate change is “the greatest con,” but the real con is his archaic approach to energy production. While Xi announces innovative new climate targets and continues to invest billions into dominating the global supply chains for solar, wind, batteries and electric cars, Trump is moving in the opposite direction. By gutting investments in clean technologies and shuttering existing clean energy projects, he’s ceding global economic leadership to China. American workers and their families will bear the brunt of the consequences.
The above excerpt was originally published in DC Journal.
Click here to view the full article.