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Towards a Low-carbon Future: Bi-lateral Collaboration Between the UK and US

Renewable Energy World: I had occasion a few weeks back to lunch on Capitol Hill with friends from the U.K. We’d met a number of years ago, at an environmental advocacy workshop, and have managed to stay in touch.

Not surprisingly, the conversation turned quickly to politics and to comparing notes on what our respective June and November national elections might ultimately mean for our clean energy and environmental communities.

It was a toss-up as to which of the votes had the most unanticipated outcome. In the end, we all agreed the Brexit vote edged Trump’s November showing.

Had it occurred first, it is possible Trump’s move from a Manhattan penthouse to the White House would have been the more shocking. In the aftermath of Brexit, nothing seemed surprising anymore.

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