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The United States is diverging from global trends on wind power,
said Dave Jones, a director at climate think tank Ember
Major economies are embracing wind as a source of cheap, clean electricity. The United States risks being left behind in the clean industrial revolution,
he addedGeothermal is heating up, and the Trump administration is going to empower the industry over the next four years to achieve its potential."
Bryant Jones, Geothermal Rising's executive director
It's reliable, it's efficient, and frankly their ties to the more conventional forms of energy production, I think, is probably not lost on some people."
Alex Kania, managing director at Marathon CapitalFirst, we had the polar bears argument. Then we had the green jobs argument and we never discussed the villainy of the fossil fuel industry and the campaign of lies and what the stakes are for regular people,
Whitehouse said
He’s well-informed of its risks and opportunities, and continues to be a strong advocate for what it could be,
Rogers said
This could be the decade of geothermal,
Taff saidThe embrace of advanced geothermal under this new administration, I’d say is not a giant surprise,
said Alex Kania, a managing director at Marathon Capital
A lot of people thought … the renaissance was coming a few years back and didn’t quite materialize,
Wright said at a 2023 meeting of the National Association of Regulatory Utility CommissionersThe fact that there aren’t a lot of big-ticket things just suggest to me that the Biden administration was appropriately cautious in getting its work done,
said James Goodwin, policy director for the liberal-leaning Center for Progressive ReformOne reason that you might not include a list of specific regulatory action is that it inevitably limits the focus of the agencies to those rules,
he saidIt's critical that any conversation about addressing climate change must be global in nature, and also recognize that America is the world leader in both energy production and emissions reductions,
said AXPC CEO Anne Bradbury
The U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement will increase regulatory ambiguity, creating increased complexity and, potentially, lead to legal disputes as companies deal with the resulting uncertainty around transition strategies across multinational groups and supply chains,
said LawrenceU.S. industries in all sectors continue to invest in new technologies and innovations that are driving the global energy transition in a way that reduces emissions and protects our economy,
he saidWhile we prefer that the U.S. government remain engaged in the UN climate process, the private sector is committed to developing the solutions necessary to meet the energy needs of a growing global economy while addressing the climate challenge,
he saidWhat we are seeing today – sea-level rise, heatwaves, floods, storms, droughts and wildfires – are just a preview of the horror movie to come.”
Guterres said
Trump may slow down the transition away from fossil fuels and allow other countries to delay action. But the writing is on the wall both politically and economically for fossil fuels. It is when, not if, fossil fuels cease to be used as an energy source.”
Prof Mark Maslin, a climatologist at University College London, said
It means we need to fight even harder to get on track,
Guterres saidThirteen of the world’s biggest ports for oil supertankers will be overwhelmed by rising sea levels. Rising seas, which are caused by rising temperatures. And rising temperatures, which are – overwhelmingly – caused by burning fossil fuels.”
Guterres highlighted the “grim irony” of analysis revealed by the Guardian in JanuaryOur fossil fuel addiction is a Frankenstein’s monster, sparing nothing and no one. All around us, we see clear signs that the monster has become master,
Guterres said in a speech days after 2024 was revealed to be the hottest year on record and Donald Trump began his second term as US president by pulling the country out of the Paris climate agreement and pledging to