Great piece:

“Since many of the obstacles to decarbonization are political, such as the difficulty of getting planning permits for renewable power projects or power grid expansions, solutions that focus on politics rather than the cost of green goods may have a greater impact.”

If China's response to the Section 301 tariffs is 'targeted' (as Yellen hopes), US exemptions might tell China where to aim.
Basically, the US wants to keep importing Chinese graphite, permanent magnets, and solar manufacturing kit until 2026 or later--will China let it?

It's not just that solar power has become cheap. It's that the modules themselves make up an ever smaller share of the total cost.
This is relevant for discussions about tariffs--it's often politics that blocks the expansion of solar, rather than the cost of the panel.

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The US is preparing to raise tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles to 100%(!), up from 25%.
No, this was not mentioned in the readout of yesterday's US-China climate working group.
WH: state.gov/readout-on-mee…
WSJ: wsj.com/economy/trade/…

Amid today's battles over export controls, semiconductor tech, and 5G, it's fun to read about Washington strongarming firms to keep radio technology in US hands--and away from the UK--in 1919.
From Power Failure, William D. Cohan's excellent history of General Electric.

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Lovely to see this charted year by year. “Following the science” also means acknowledging progress

Very much struggling to keep up with the glut of announcements, speeches, and reports coming out ahead of the IMF/World Bank Spring meetings. If you work on these things, I imagine you might be too!

With hope it's helpful, here's a thread of things that recently came out