Trump’s report card: renewable energy

Published: Oct. 15, 2020, 9 a.m.

All throughout his presidency, Donald Trump has made clear he is not a fan of renewable energies. But despite tariffs on solar and baseless attacks on how bad windmills are for noise pollution and birds, the renewable industries have had a period of unprecedented bonanza. POLITICO’s Eric Wolff, on how much the green sector has grown despite the president’s rhetoric. Anthony Adragna is an energy reporter for POLITICO and host of POLITICO Energy. Eric Wolff is an energy reporter for POLITICO. Carlos Prieto is a Politico podcast producer. Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio. Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.