>The Donald Trump administration’s aggressive stance against clean energy initiatives is not just a rejection of climate science, but a clear symptom of “corrupting influence” from “big money” interests determined to halt the inevitable electrotech transition, according to economist Paul Krugman.
>A War On Progress?
>This policy, described by Krugman in his Substack post as “destructive,” risks making the U.S. “backward, poorer, sicker, and irrelevant” while the rest of the world embraces renewable energy.
>Krugman highlights a stark contradiction: as global warming accelerates, evidenced by a “warming spike observed in 2023 to 2025” that suggests an “acceleration in the rate of Earth’s warming,” the U.S. government has “gone to war against any and all efforts to limit climate change.”
>This includes imposing a “blockade” against vital wind and solar projects. Ktugman notes this isn’t just about scientific dispute; the economics of green energy are now “more favorable than they have ever been,” making renewable power cost-competitive with, and often cheaper than, fossil fuels like coal.
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>The Donald Trump administration’s aggressive stance against clean energy initiatives is not just a rejection of climate science, but a clear symptom of “corrupting influence” from “big money” interests determined to halt the inevitable electrotech transition, according to economist Paul Krugman.
>A War On Progress?
>This policy, described by Krugman in his Substack post as “destructive,” risks making the U.S. “backward, poorer, sicker, and irrelevant” while the rest of the world embraces renewable energy.
>Krugman highlights a stark contradiction: as global warming accelerates, evidenced by a “warming spike observed in 2023 to 2025” that suggests an “acceleration in the rate of Earth’s warming,” the U.S. government has “gone to war against any and all efforts to limit climate change.”
>This includes imposing a “blockade” against vital wind and solar projects. Ktugman notes this isn’t just about scientific dispute; the economics of green energy are now “more favorable than they have ever been,” making renewable power cost-competitive with, and often cheaper than, fossil fuels like coal.