Trump administration policies that scaled back federal support for clean energy have led to the cancellation or delay of $83 billion in investment across hundreds of projects, according to a report released on Tuesday by the BlueGreen Alliance, a labor and environmental coalition.
The report was unveiled as labor leaders met with Senate Democrats to discuss the clean energy workforce.
The analysis found that 223 manufacturing and clean energy projects representing $82.9 billion in investment and 111,765 jobs have stalled or been canceled during President Donald Trump’s second term.
“Every time another infrastructure project is delayed, canceled, or made the subject of political fights, no matter the party, it’s working people who pay the price,” Brent Booker, general president of the Laborers’ International Union of North America, told senators at the meeting. “These decisions are not just about energy policy; they’re about jobs, paychecks, pension credits, and whether the middle class has the opportunity to build America’s future.”
At the meeting, union leaders advocated permitting reform, tying labor standards to clean energy tax incentives and federal support for apprenticeship programs and domestic manufacturing.
The BlueGreen Alliance analysis attributed the canceled and delayed projects to Trump’s signature tax and spending package, which repealed or curtailed Biden-era incentives, as well as other administration actions aimed at reducing federal support for renewable energy and electric vehicles.
