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    This is absolutely not true. They are also taking off a lot in the western world too and are the vast majority of new energy capacity. A lot western countries are trying to hamper them somewhat because of fossil fuel interests interfering, but they are not at all banned

    Even in the US where the US government is even more actively trying to restrict, there is still a massive boom

    Even as President Donald Trump boosts coal over clean energy, solar power is hitting new milestones in the U.S. and remains the leading source of new power.

    Solar power hits new milestones in the US even as Trump boosts coal over clean energy

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      This is absolutely not true. They are also taking off a lot in the western world too and are the vast majority of new energy capacity. A lot western countries are trying to hamper them somewhat because of fossil fuel interests interfering, but they are not at all banned

      as said: they’re effectively banned; not literally banned – why split hairs?

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        3 hours ago

        The dominant form of new capacity is not “effectively banned” by any stretch though. This is not splitting hairs, it’s just wrong

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          photovoltaics are the world’s dominant form and the united states imposes a 15-147% tariffs on them while europe outright banned them coming from china before relenting and the situation gets worse for other dominant forms like electric vehicles with a 200% tariffs.

          whether or not they’re officially banned is splitting hairs when they’re practically unaffordable to obtain.

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            No, I mean the dominant form of new energy in the US and in Europe even despite that. Not just the world. It’s a hindrance, but a far cry from an effective ban in at all