The journal Science' criticizes Trump's anti-renewable energy policy: The US is failing to benefit from its own innovations'

"The global energy transition reached a new milestone in 2025. Renewable energy surpassed coal as the world's leading source of electricity. Solar and wind power installations grew quickly enough to meet the entire increase in global demand between January and June. This scientific breakthrough stands out as the most important of the year, according to the journal Science, which published its list of the most outstanding innovations of 2025 this Thursday."

"Beyond the environmental and health problems this policy causes, the magazine emphasizes the economic paradox it represents for U.S. interests, as the U.S. is failing to benefit from its own innovations. That's because a significant portion of the technologies that have driven this growth in renewables worldwide were developed in the United States, notes the editorial. But it is China that perfected and now manufactures them, reaping the profits. This country, Science notes, supplies 80% of the world's solar cells, 70% of its wind turbines, and 70% of its lithium batteries."

"Trump has implemented a policy of halting renewable energy development in the US and incentivizing fossil fuel extraction instead. While the rest of the world is buying China's cheap renewable technology, the United States is doubling down on fossil fuels the magazine explains, calling it a poor decision to have given up the business opportunity of exporting components for solar and wind farms to the rest of the world."

Renewable energy surpassed coal as the leading global electricity source in 2025, driven by rapid solar and wind deployment that met global demand growth between January and June. The shift marks a major scientific and technological milestone. U.S. policy under the Trump administration prioritized fossil fuel extraction and halted domestic renewable development. Many enabling technologies originated in the United States, but China scaled, perfected, and now manufactures them at scale. China supplies about 80% of solar cells, 70% of wind turbines, and 70% of lithium batteries, capturing substantial export revenue from global renewable expansion.

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