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It doesn’t make sense: why US tariffs on Chinese cleantech risk the green transition | Jeffrey Frankel (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 7 points 4 months ago

Relying on China for green tech long term is risky, but just slapping terrifs on it doesn't work. The US needs to heavily subsidize green energy to put it on an equal playing field. They've done it with domestic oil production since it promotes energy independence, it'd make even more sense for green energy since that's long term sustainable energy independence.