What does a change in U.S. presidential administrations have to do with stalled solar farms in Sub-Saharan Africa or wind projects in Southeast Asia? As it turns out, quite a lot.

On this episode of Power Perspectives, we explore how U.S. policy shifts are sending ripples through the global financial system—impacting everything from renewable investments in developing countries to grid upgrades on Main Street USA. We’re joined by Gautam Jain, Senior Research Scholar at Columbia University’s Center on Global Energy Policy and Adjunct Professor at SIPA, to dig into the high-stakes intersection of climate finance, currency risk, and energy geopolitics.

Gautam walks us through why the international green finance system is under pressure as the U.S. government scales back funding commitments under the Trump administration. With global investors growing increasingly wary of geopolitical instability, what’s next for the energy transition? And how should utility leaders, policymakers, and financial stakeholders respond?

Note: The news in this space is moving fast, so to set context this conversation was recorded on April 4.

Key Links:

Energy Central Post with Episode Transcript: https://energycentral.com/o/energy-central/real-impacts-trump-20-energy-finance

Video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/I2VqXraG2Ps

Gautam Jain on Energy Central: https://energycentral.com/member/profile/gautam-jain

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