The Future of Energy Has Arrived — Just Not in the U.S.
The United States has withdrawn from global climate leadership under the Trump administration, abandoning COP29 and ceding influence to China, which is now positioning itself as the world’s clean energy superpower by exporting solar panels, wind technology, batteries, and electric vehicle
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