rather demonise the ecological transition. Indeed, Trump has just suspended the operating permits for all major offshore projects under construction in the USwith immediate effecton 22 December (Le Monde). The announcement concerns in particular five projects located on the east coast that represent a total investment of $25 billion (around €21 billion). These fields, which had received federal credits under Joe Biden’s tenure, were supposed to provide electricity to more than 2.5 million households and businesses and create nearly 10,000 jobs (Le Monde).
The political risk is great as the cost of electricity in the US has risen by 5% this year, the power grid is obsolete, and the ‘inflation theme’ is hot (Le Monde). .
While in our country, industrial production is retreating, also under the blows of an Italian energy cost that is among the highest in Europe.
Below: the ecological transition does not stop (Lifegate December 2025), despite Trump and Meloni.
