Climate Changed
Trump Again Seeks Deep Cuts in Renewable Energy Funding
- Programs have financed research into electric cars, wind power
- 2020 budget would be cut to $700 million, from $2.3 billion
Wind farm in Colorado, U.S.,
Photographer: Matthew Staver/Bloomberg
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The Trump administration is again seeking severe cuts to the U.S. Energy Department division charged with renewable energy and energy efficiency research, according to a department official familiar with the plan.
The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy would see its $2.3 billion budget slashed by about 70 percent, to $700 million, under President Donald Trump’s fiscal 2020 budget request, which is set to be released on Monday.