The Trump administration’s rollback of federal support for clean energy has resulted in the cancellation or delay of approximately $83 billion in investment across hundreds of manufacturing and renewable energy projects, according to a report released Tuesday by the labor and environmental coalition BlueGreen Alliance. The report also said the policy changes have affected more than 111,000 projected jobs and could place substantially larger investments at risk under new tax credit rules.
The report was released as labor leaders prepared to meet with U.S. senators on Tuesday to discuss issues affecting the clean energy workforce. The analysis examined the impact of policy changes implemented during President Donald Trump’s second presidency and concluded that federal actions have slowed investment in manufacturing and clean energy projects across the United States.
According to the report, 223 manufacturing and clean energy projects representing $82.9 billion in planned investment and 111,765 projected jobs have either stalled or been cancelled. BlueGreen Alliance attributed the outcome to the Trump administration’s policy agenda, including the president’s signature tax and spending package, which repealed or reduced incentives introduced during the Biden administration to support renewable energy and electric vehicles. The report also cited additional administration actions aimed at reducing federal support for the clean energy sector.
“The resulting figures clearly illustrate the staggering loss of investment and job creation that the policies of this administration and Congress have brought about,” Roxanne Johnson, BlueGreen Alliance’s vice president of research, said in a statement accompanying the report.
President Donald Trump has argued that renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power are unreliable and receive unfair government subsidies. The report identified those policy positions, along with legislative changes, as key factors behind the slowdown in clean energy investment.
Beyond investment impacts, the report said federal funding reductions and regulatory rollbacks introduced in 2025 have weakened workplace protections for employees in the energy and industrial sectors. It cited the rollback of Environmental Protection Agency rules governing hazardous industries as well as delays to a silica exposure rule intended to protect coal miners from inhaling silica dust. According to the report, delaying that rule could contribute to a resurgence of black lung disease among coal miners.
The analysis also warned that additional projects could face uncertainty under stricter tax credit eligibility requirements established by Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act. BlueGreen Alliance said 3,034 manufacturing, energy and industrial projects are subject to the revised eligibility standards, placing an estimated $695.2 billion in planned investment and nearly 1.2 million projected jobs at risk.
The report presents the findings as an assessment of the economic and workforce effects of changes to federal clean energy policy during Trump’s second term. Its release comes as lawmakers and labor representatives continue discussions over the future of the U.S. clean energy workforce, manufacturing investment and the regulatory framework governing the country’s energy and industrial sectors.
