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‘I never understood wind’: midterms spark hope for renewables after Trump’s hostility

National Trade News policy desk (2026-11-05): After years as collateral damage in Donald Trump’s war on climate action, the Democrats’ sweeping triumph in the US midterm elections has emerged as a victory… Primary source: original at The Guardian (theguardian.com).

· The Guardian

‘I never understood wind’: midterms spark hope for renewables after Trump’s hostility

After years as collateral damage in Donald Trump’s war on climate action, the Democrats’ sweeping triumph in the US midterm elections has emerged as a victory for the global renewable energy industry, too.

Across the world’s financial centres the market value of renewable energy developers climbed as the election results confirmed the Republicans had lost control of the Senate and House of Representatives.

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