Tariffs Need To Be Complimentary With Other Policy Tools, Manufacturers Tell House Committee on China
Manufacturers from California, Wisconsin, Illinois and Ohio tell Congressmen that more needs to be done to compliment tariffs on China.
Manufacturers from California, Wisconsin, Illinois and Ohio tell Congressmen that more needs to be done to compliment tariffs on China.
If Washington hopes to launch a viable domestic solar industry, it must fully enforce U.S. trade laws and confront China’s continuing attempts to suffocate America’s solar industry.
Companies continue to invest in domestic solar thanks to all the new renewable energy tax credits. Without them, and tariffs, US solar would be China owned.
In hearing on climate policies, leader John Kerry was taken to task over China solar and says climate does not trump human rights violations.
China achieved domination of the global solar energy equipment industry thanks to $50 Billion+ of Chinese government subsidies.
The recent spending on manufacturing facilities is almost entirely due to two pieces of legislation. That won’t be enough for a real, manufacturing boom.
Jigar Shah, Director of the Loans Program Office at the DoE, is in charge of billions of dollars in new renewable energy loans. He once advocated for China solar power.
The Solar Energy Industry Association has claimed that 30,000 jobs could be lost if tariffs are reinstated on solar panels coming in from Chinese companies
U.S., European, and Chinese solar equipment manufacturers have rushed out announcements of investment in factories to make U.S. solar panels and related equipment since the
Arizona gets $60 million solar plant. But the owner is China’s JA Solar, a company that will be in the cross hairs of forced labor laws.