Clean energy shares in the United States experienced a significant decline following Donald Trump’s election to a second term. The WilderHill Clean Energy Index fell by 6.7%, with solar companies like Sunnova Energy International Inc. and Sunrun Inc. dropping as much as 51% and 29%, respectively. The timing of this downturn is unfortunate, as green stocks plummeted while the flagship United Nations Conference on Climate Change, COP29, convened in Baku on November 11. Although it is currently unclear which Biden-era environmental initiatives Trump intends to eliminate and how those included in the Inflation Reduction Act will be affected, green technology firms are bracing for impact.
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