Did Steve Bannon Hint at a Solar Trade War?

Energy Gang

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🗓️ 17 August 2017

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon (unwittingly) gave an interview this week, saying America is locked in "an economic war with China." Bannon mentioned arcane sections of the 1974 Trade Act to penalize China for alleged steel and aluminum dumping. Could solar be on the list, too? Bannon's comments suggest he's also paying attention to Section 201 of the trade act -- which is the foundation of Suniva and SolarWorld’s case for slapping severe penalties on imported solar cells and modules from Asia and the rest of the world. Those companies, plus dozens of other heavy hitters in solar, were in Washington this week to argue their case in front of the International Trade Commission. In this week's show, we’ll have the latest on solar trade politics. Then, we'll dig into a fascinating new study on second-order climate beliefs. It’s not just about what you believe -- it’s about what you believe others believe. Finally, we’ll revisit the rise of non-wires alternatives. More utilities are opting for distributed resources in place of traditional wires upgrades on the grid. We’ll discuss a new project in Arizona and then look across the landscape of other projects. This podcast is sponsored by Mission Solar Energy, a solar module manufacturer based in San Antonio, Texas. Visit Mission Solar at the upcoming Solar Power International conference at Booth 3975. You can find out more about Mission’s American-made, high-power modules at missionsolar.com. Recommended reading: The Messy Politics Surrounding the Solar Trade Case: https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/the-messy-politics-surrounding-the-solar-trade-case The Importance of Second-Order Opinions for Climate Politics: https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/74f6/8960cca93ebe036baea022bfaf2e4c4e9e70.pdf APS Buys Energy Storage From AES for Less Than Half the Cost of a Transmission Upgrade: https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/aes-buys-energy-storage-for-less-than-half-the-cost-of-a-wires-upgrade See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	The Energy Gang is brought to you by Mission Solar Energy, a solar module manufacturer based in San Antonio, Texas.
0:07.0	Mission Solar operates a 260 megawatt facility right here in America.
0:12.0	Through state-of-the-art engineering and
0:13.8	outstanding quality Mission Solar's modules, every single one of which is made in
0:18.4	their Texas facility, offer world-class performance, and guaranteed long-term reliability.
0:24.0	Visit Mission Solar at the upcoming Solar Power International Conference at Booth 3975,
0:29.0	and you can find out more about Mission Solar's high-powered modules at Mission Solar.com.
0:38.1	From Green Tech media, this is the Energy Gang, a weekly digest on energy,
0:41.9	clean tech, and the environment.
0:43.6	I'm Stephen Lacy.
0:47.0	White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon gave an interview this week, a really remarkable
0:55.4	interview in which he said that the US is locked in an economic war
0:58.9	with China.
1:00.1	Bannon wants to use arcane sections of the 1974 Trade Act to penalize China for steel and aluminum dumping.
1:07.0	And guess what? That means he's probably paying attention to section 201 of that Trade Act, which is the foundation of Seniva and Solar Worlds' case
1:14.9	for slapping severe penalties on imported solar cells and modules from Asia and the rest of the
1:19.3	world.
1:20.3	Those companies, plus dozens of other heavy hitters in Solar, were in Washington this week to argue their case in front of the International Trade Commission.
1:27.0	We're going to have the latest on the politics and how the threat of tariffs is already impacting communities across the country.
1:33.0	We'll also look to the next steps.
1:34.7	Then a fascinating new climate study on second-order climate beliefs.
1:38.3	It's not just about what you believe, it's about what you believe others believe. We'll dig in.
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