Simply put - China is not a good global citizen.
Nothing that comes out of leadership’s mouth can be trusted and they are hell bent of taking over Taiwan. If you think the war in Ukraine is bad, China invading Taiwan would be far worse.
If China starts using its position in clean energy technology as a “weapon” it could, at least temporarily make it difficult to acquire the materials required to further our clean energy efforts. Currently China controls an estimated 80% of the global supply chain for solar manufacturing. They also make almost half of all the equipment needed to manufacture solar panels.
Given our deteriorating relationship with China, we need to become self-sufficient in the clean energy space ASAP. And thanks to the Infrastructure bill and the Inflation Reduction Act, we’re off to a good start.