President Donald Trump’s “America First” plan to impose high tariffs on imported goods threatens to raise costs and slow the development of US clean-sector industries.
These plans could add billions of dollars to the prices that US companies—and consumers—pay for batteries and electric vehicles, as well as metals used to build solar farms, nuclear power plants, nuclear weapons, transmission lines, and more.
Here are three areas where the cost of materials and supplies that are critical to the energy transition could rise. Read the full article.
—James Temple
Google antitrust gut punch and Trump wild card
Last week, the US Department of Justice released its opinion on the benefits provided in its lawsuit against Google. While no one thought the DOJ would go easy on Google, the remedies it presented are extensive and, if implemented, could be a threat to its business.
Then, Google will make its decision in court. Ultimately, Judge Amit Mehta, who has been presiding over the case, will have to decide what, if any, procedures to institute. So what does the DOJ want, and what will the incoming Trump administration do??
— Matt Hanan
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