China was striking climate deals as Trump toured oil kingdoms

[Caribbeans]

President Xi Jinping (left) of China and President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil walk together at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing last week. Tingshu Wang/Pool/AP

China was striking climate deals as Trump toured oil kingdoms

Sara Schonhardt | 05/22/2025

CLIMATEWIRE | While President Donald Trump was in the Middle East last week cutting deals to boost fossil fuels, something very different was happening in China: Beijing was making clean energy agreements with Brazil.

Among its new commitments are a wind, solar and battery storage hub in Brazil, a renewable energy research and development center and a $1 billion investment from Envision Energy in sustainable aviation fuel and green hydrogen.

China is tapping fast-growing countries to expand its market for solar panels, electric vehicles and other green goods — particularly as its trade relationship with the U.S. becomes more volatile.

Brazil stands out because it’s hosting the COP30 global climate talks this November as the U.S. retreats from international agreements to address rising temperatures. Brazil and other developing countries are leaning closer to China for trade and investments to help aid their climate goals...
https://www.eenews.net/articles/china-was-striking-climate-deals-as-trump-toured-oil-kingdoms/
https://archive.ph/gzFdl

Meanwhile....

US House of Representatives passes bill that scraps 45V clean hydrogen production tax credit

The US House of Representatives has passed a controversial tax and spending bill that would terminate the generous 45V green hydrogen production tax credit.
.https://www.hydrogeninsight.com/policy/us-house-of-representatives-passes-bill-that-scraps-45v-clean-hydrogen-production-tax-credit/2-1-1823663

[Irish_Dem]

1. Soon the US will no longer be the leader in anything.

Except for most ignorant, corrupt, immoral nation.