The Escalating Energy War Between California and the White House
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She writes for energy websites and covers several other industries, as well as writing… In recent years, California has grown increasingly progressive in its energy policy, shifting away from fossil fuels toward renewable alternatives.
The state has invested heavily in developing its renewable energy capacity over the last decade, in a bid to decrease reliance on oil, coal, and gas.
This has helped it reduce emissions as many other U.S.
While the move is seen as positive by millions of Californians, President Trump is not so sure.
The Trump administration has doubled down on its support for fossil fuels over the past year, following the president’s declaration of an “energy emergency” upon taking office in January 2025.
The introduction of a wide range of executive orders and federal policies that encourage oil and gas expansion and restrict renewable energy production has led to the stagnation of the green transition in several states.
However, California’s Democratic government, led by Governor Gavin Newsom, has not taken this lying down.
California has established a wide range of renewable energy and decarbonisation targets in recent years, including developing an emission-free grid by 2045 and investing heavily in solar, wind, and battery storage.
Between 2019 and 2026, California added 30.8 GW of clean energy and battery storage.
Despite still relying heavily on natural gas, which remains the state’s top energy source, gas use has fallen in recent years.
California’s Governor Newsomexplained, “We’re running the fourth-largest economy in the world [on] 67 per cent, two-thirds, clean energy on nine out of 10 days in 2025… Outside of China, there’s only one other jurisdiction in the world – California – that has as much battery storage implemented.” The sharp rise in renewable energy output and decrease in gas production and use demonstrate California’s commitment to a green transition, even as the federal government pushes for fossil fuel development.
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| Brent Crude | $102.14/bbl | +0.34% |
| WTI Crude | $96.90/bbl | +0.21% |
| EN590 Diesel | $846/MT | +0.18% |
| Jet Fuel A-1 | $1090/MT | +0.55% |
| Mazut M100 | $450/MT | -0.15% |
| Bitumen 60/70 | $470/MT | +0.08% |
| Sulphur Gran 99.5% | $470/MT | -0.44% |
| Urea 46% Gran | $650/MT | +1.12% |
| NPK 16-16-16 | $460/MT | -0.28% |
| Nat Gas TTF | $15.42/MMBtu | +0.92% |
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