Clean Technica Climate change

Trump’s Tariffs Are Wrecking America’s Supply Chain for Critical Minerals

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The Trump administration’s latest round of tariffs is drawing scrutiny, but the real concern isn’t just the cost of Chinese EVs—it’s the impact on the materials those tariffs affect. Nickel, cobalt, and platinum-group elements (PGEs) are indispensable to the U.S. economy, yet the country is overwhelmingly reliant on imports, often … [continued]

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Clean Technica Climate change

Trump’s Tariffs Are An Economic & Environmental Boomerang

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The first Trump trade war was a disaster for US cleantech, and it looks like 2025 is setting up to be an encore performance. Between 2018 and 2020, Trump’s tariffs on solar panels cost the US an estimated 10.5 GW of lost solar capacity, delaying the transition to clean energy … [continued]

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Owen Sound Sun Times

Grey-Bruce beef farmers closely watching impact of Trump’s tariffs

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Grey-Bruce beef farmers watched closely as U.S President Donald Trump’s tariff flip-flopping caused some volatility in the markets this week, and remain hopeful for a resolution that will bring a little more certainty to their industry. Representatives from the local producer groups on Friday welcomed the one-month tariff pause the U.S. administration announced on Thursday […]