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Climate of opportunity for Asia as Trump freezes green policies
Despite US funding cuts and imposition of tariffs, China and S-E Asia can make the most of renewable energy with new partnerships.
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China can capitalise on both US and global market demands, including from South-east Asia, where the momentum for clean energy is unabating.
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Ong Shu Yi
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On his campaign trail, Mr Donald Trump’s slogan, “drill, baby, drill” became synonymous with his plans to roll back green policies and scale up oil and gas production in the United States.
True to his word, just hours after he was sworn in for his second term, President Trump once again signed an executive order to withdraw the US from the Paris climate agreement and reverse support for clean energy projects in the US.
