Clean Technica Climate change

Trump’s Tariffs Are An Economic & Environmental Boomerang

7 min read

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

Facing Trump’s tariffs, wood manufacturers in Grey-Bruce, rest of Ontario are exploring new markets

6 min read

A local wood manufacturer consortium CEO said Ontario companies are exploring other markets and hoping for government relief as Trump’s tariffs come into effect. “The bottom line is a lot of them are starting to explore other export markets,” said Mike Baker, CEO of the Wood Manufacturing Cluster of Ontario. “The problem with that is […]

Canada Great Lakes Now Michigan Ontario

How Trump’s trade war could impact US electricity prices — and state climate plans

5 min read

How Trump’s trade war could impact US electricity prices — and state climate plans

By Zoya Teirstein

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here.

On Tuesday, President Donald Trump initiated a trade war with Canada and Mexico, America’s two largest trading partners. Following through on weeks of threats, he imposed 25 percent tariffs on imported goods from Mexico and Canada and a lower 10 percent tariff on imports of Canadian energy resources.

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