The U.S and China are placing opposite bets on the future of world energy. Under Trump, the federal government is taking away all support for renewable energy – wind, solar and battery storage – and providing subsidies of more than $34 billion dollars a year to fossil fuel companies – oil, gas and coal.
So who is leading the way in 21st Century energy, and who is sticking with horse-and-buggy energy technology?
Both the trends in energy production and the needs of the planet tell us that the future of energy is clean and renewable, and not the burning of fossil fuel.
China is proving this today. The Chinese government has nurtured solar and wind power and the battery technology that makes renewable energy usable around the clock. With tech breakthroughs and mass production, solar has become the world’s cheapest source of power, and wind is close behind.
Renewable energy doesn’t pollute the air with deadly particles or greenhouse gases, and It keeps getting more efficient and cheaper. Also, it’s powered by the sun and wind, which can’t be cut off in the Strait of Hormuz like oil and gas.
In both 2024 and 2025, China built more solar and wind energy than the rest of the world combined. And China exported more than $200 billion in clean energy technology in 2025. Plus, China’s battery know-how helped Chinese EV exports to more than double this March to 350,000 vehicles a month.
By doing everything it can to squelch American solar and wind industries, the Trump Administration has left the world markets in solar, wind and battery technology and products to China. Unless we turn this around, the American economy and American jobs will suffer for decades to come.
