Under Trump, an ‘all of the above’ energy policy is poised for a comeback

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1. No shit… billions in artic oil drilling, bring fracking back to the towns with tainted tap water and earthquakes, and fuck all countries that produce renewables. Oh but also he suddenly wants lithium mines for his boyfriend Elon. Like… news would be better. But hey, maybe someone missed it.

2. >But another phrase is popping up a lot right now in Republican circles: “All of the above.” Trump’s pick for “energy czar,” who has a history of supporting both oil and renewables, has been described as an “all-of-the-above energy governor.”

   >It’s shorthand for a set of policies that support oil and natural gas — and simultaneously, every other form of domestic energy, including solar, wind, geothermal and nuclear. The phrase has been around for decades. It appears to have been first promoted by the fossil fuel lobby before being embraced by a Democratic president, Barack Obama.

3. It’s what we have not but with more oil. We are already drilling more oil than we ever have. Renewables are going gangbusters and dominated all other sources for new installations by a huge amount.

   **Global annual renewable capacity additions increased by almost 50% to nearly 510 gigawatts (GW) in 2023, the fastest growth rate in the past two decades.** This is the 22nd year in a row that renewable capacity additions set a new record. While the increases in renewable capacity in Europe, the United States and Brazil hit all-time highs, China’s acceleration was extraordinary. In 2023, China commissioned as much solar PV as the entire world did in 2022, while its wind additions also grew by 66% year-on-year. Globally, solar PV alone accounted for three-quarters of renewable capacity additions worldwide.

4. Isn’t that what we have now.

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