The United States and Europe are trying to catch up to a rival skilled in using all the levers of government and banking to dominate global manufacturing.
The White House has imposed $18 billion in new duties on Chinese imports, but it’s unclear how much that will help his economic agenda.
Officials said the decision would lower bills and encourage people to use cars and appliances that did not use fossil fuels, but some experts said it would discourage energy efficiency.
From cars to solar panels to furniture, China is using lavish bank lending and enormous investments in robotics to cement its global leadership in manufacturing.
He wants China to win the race to provide climate solutions and assume the global leadership that would come with it.
To decarbonize the electrical grid, companies are finding creative ways to store energy during periods of low demand.
A boom in data centers and factories is straining electric grids and propping up fossil fuels.
President Biden and former President Donald J. Trump offer vastly different policy paths on almost every aspect of the economy.
Electric vehicles are booming as expected, a new analysis found, but renewable power isn’t growing as quickly as hoped.
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