The Trump administration has abandoned a multibillion-dollar initiative to help other countries shift their economies from coal to clean energy, raising questions about the program’s ability to survive without American support.
The U.S. and other wealthy nations sealed deals in recent years with South Africa, Indonesia and Vietnam under so-called Just Energy Transition Partnerships, an effort orchestrated in part by John Kerry, the climate envoy for former President Joe Biden, to prompt coal-using countries to reduce their climate pollution.
Withdrawing from the agreements, which were funded through a mix of loans and grants, aligns with President Donald Trump’s priorities to halt foreign aid for programs related to equity and the environment. Trump has a long record of rejecting the basic principles of climate science.
The partnerships were jettisoned to comply with Trump’s executive order named…
