Since coming into power, U.S. President Donald Trump has made his intention to pivot away from green energy in favour of fossil fuels clear. During his first month in office, he signed executive orders aimed at boosting U.S. oil and gas production and exports by declaring a national energy emergency, removing regulatory barriers, and expediting permitting approval for oil and gas projects. Meanwhile, he signed orders aiming to make it more difficult to develop new wind farms, introducing an indefinite ban on all awards of federal permits and leases for both onshore and offshore wind projects.
Despite this clear attack on renewable energy, the sector is continuing to grow thanks to widescale investment in a range of green energy and clean tech projects nationwide, and a high level of support from both Democrat and Republican voters. In recent months, several U.S. oil and gas majors have called on the government for…
