GeofCox2d ago

Trump, boosting China, saving the planet... https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2026/04/04/donald-trump-unwittingly-but-significantly-advances-the-energy-transition_6752098_23.html

"By making fossil fuel markets structurally unpredictable, the 47th President of the United States is, despite himself, making the energy transition economically rational for a growing number of actors. In his own way, it is a contribution to climate action – and to China, America's systemic rival, which dominates decarbonized industries."

'Donald Trump is unwittingly, but significantly, advancing the energy transition'

In the wake of the global oil and gas shock triggered by the American strike on Iran, the president of the United States has turned into something of a climate doctor, accelerating the shift of major economies toward decarbonized energy, writes economist Patrice Geoffron in this op-ed for Le Monde.

Le Monde
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»Donald Trump, a champion of the fossil fuel world and a fierce critic of climate action and the 2015 Paris Agreement, has unwittingly, but significantly, given momentum to the energy transition.«

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2026/04/04/donald-trump-unwittingly-but-significantly-advances-the-energy-transition_6752098_23.html

Now, put that under his Walk of Fame star.

'Donald Trump is unwittingly, but significantly, advancing the energy transition'

In the wake of the global oil and gas shock triggered by the American strike on Iran, the president of the United States has turned into something of a climate doctor, accelerating the shift of major economies toward decarbonized energy, writes economist Patrice Geoffron in this op-ed for Le Monde.

Le Monde
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