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As the rest of the world gets greener, the U.S. backpedals
Jan 28, 2025

As the rest of the world gets greener, the U.S. backpedals

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As U.S. President Donald Trump pushes for fossil fuel development, renewable energy is booming in the European Union.

Segments From this episode

The economy has a steering wheel. The question is: What to do with it?

Interest rates are basically the steering wheel of the economy, and the Federal Reserve meets starting today to decide what to do with it. By all accounts, the answer right now is nothing. But with the new administration, so much is changing so quickly. We’ll discuss with David Kelly, chief global strategist with J.P. Morgan Funds.

So far, Delta, United and American have all delivered strong quarterly results, with U.S. air travel now exceeding pre-pandemic levels.
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As Europe uses more renewable energy, U.S. lags behind

Meanwhile, China is outpacing everyone when it comes to building new solar and wind energy projects.
"Nuclear is still the largest [single] source of electricity generation within Europe. Many people forget that," said Dave Jones, insights director at Ember.
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The team

Leanna Byrne Host, BBC
Kelly Silvera Executive Producer
Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer
Alex Schroeder Producer
Erika Soderstrom Producer
Ariana Rosas Producer
Nic Perez Director/Producer
Dylan Miettinen Digital Producer
John Bruington Media Producer
Jesson Duller Media Producer
Brian Allison Technical Director
James Graham Producer, BBC
Jo Critcher Producer, BBC
Naomi Rainey Producer, BBC