The leader of the federal Department of Energy’s Office of Science says the future for renewable energy looks uncertain with the incoming presidential administration.
That was the message from Harriet Kung, the DOE’s Acting Deputy Director for Science Programs after a speech in Columbia.
A civil servant with over 20 years experience at the Department of Energy, Kung gave the President’s Distinguished Lecture on the University of Missouri campus.
President-elect Donald Trump has promised to rescind any unspent funds in the Inflation Reduction Act, the federal law crafted in 2022 by the Biden-Harris Administration.
The policy contains billions of dollars of investments in renewable energy.
Kung told KBIA after the lecture that continued investment in technology is vital to expand renewable energy generation.
“Not only will (it) impact our national security, but also economic prosperity,” Kung…
