Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-2025
Abstract
Federal policy on renewable energy took a 180-degree turn on the day of Donald Trump’s second inauguration. The Biden administration had rightly seen a massive expansion of clean energy, especially wind and solar and the associated storage and transmission, as key to moving away from fossil fuels and fighting climate change. But Mr. Trump denies that climate change is a serious problem and works to increase both the supply of and the demand for fossil fuels.
This article discusses the range of actions involved in the Trump administration’s attack on renewable energy.
Disciplines
Environmental Law | Law
Center/Program
Sabin Center for Climate Change Law
Recommended Citation
Michael B. Gerrard,
Trump’s Multi-Pronged Attack on Renewable Energy,
N.Y.L.J., November 14, 2025
(2025).
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https://scholarship.law.columbia.edu/faculty_scholarship/4735
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