Trump’s potentially toxic effect on the solar industry
by Arthur Neslen from on (#261M1)
The US solar industry is a bigger employer than oil and gas extraction, but it fears disruption under a Trump presidency
The solar industry is wary. US president-elect Donald Trump has picked climate sceptics and oil industry executives for key positions in his administration, promising to scrap President Obama's clean power plan and withdraw from the Paris climate agreement.
Underlying these concerns is a gnawing fear that the rapid expansion of solar energy generation overseen by Obama could soon be undermined.
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