Climate change is an issue of global concern but not a MAGA priority. Clean energy, on the other hand, should be. Conflating the two is a big mistake. Increasing American manufacturing, extraction, and consumption of clean energy—particularly in solar and battery storage—serves vital national interests and should be a primary focus of the Trump 2.0 energy agenda, second only to reversing Biden’s policies hindering U.S. fossil fuel extraction, generation, and consumption.
The Biden administration’s attack on the fossil fuel industry has been bad for America and bad for the environment. Fossil fuels produced and consumed in the United States reduce CO2 emissions merely by shortening the distance oil cargo ships need to travel to reach their destination. Moreover, the U.S. fossil fuel industry is among the world’s most energy-efficient and rapidly improving, with members of the U.S. Oil & Gas Climate Initiative…
