Overview
- Clean energy stocks suffered significant losses following Donald Trump's presidential election victory, with key ETFs dropping sharply.
- Short sellers betting against renewable energy stocks have gained approximately $1.3 billion since Trump's win.
- Trump's anticipated rollbacks of Biden's climate initiatives, including subsidies for solar and wind projects, have fueled investor concerns.
- The oil and gas sector is expected to benefit from Trump's policies, with oil stocks rising post-election.
- Despite past market trends, experts suggest that interest rates and economic factors, rather than political rhetoric, will influence the renewable sector's future performance.