‘Existential questions’ around U.S. climate policy, but resolve, too
Nation & World ‘Existential questions’ around U.S. climate policy, but resolve, too Analysts weigh in on Paris withdrawal and other early moves by Trump administration Alvin Powell Harvard Staff Writer February 21, 2025 5 min read Actions by the Trump administration will almost certainly slow the shift from fossil fuels to cleaner energy sources, but they won’t halt it, and energy innovation will continue abroad if not in the U.S., Harvard climate experts say. The new president has moved swiftly to undo the climate efforts of his predecessors, including through an executive order initiating the yearlong process of withdrawing the U.S. from the Paris Climate Agreement, which provides a framework for nations to cooperatively attack warming. The administration has paused permits for new wind power installations, indicated it would remove incentives for electric vehicle purchases, and is attempting to claw back funds awarded to contractors under the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, which included significant climate change provisions. It...