Renewable capacity buildoutTechnology deployment
0.30Weakened70% impact weight
Halting offshore-wind leasing removes a major channel for US renewable capacity additions in coastal waters.
executive actionverifiedconfidence: medium
Interior Department curtails federal offshore-wind leasing and approvals in 2025
On 29 July 2025 the U.S. Department of the Interior ended preferential treatment for wind projects by applying heightened review and directing related federal policy changes. This record is limited to that documented administrative action and does not attribute unrelated energy-production outcomes to it.
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On 29 July 2025 the U.S. Department of the Interior ended preferential treatment for wind projects by applying heightened review and directing related federal policy changes. This record is limited to that documented administrative action and does not attribute unrelated energy-production outcomes to it.
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Fossil-fuel subsidiesFiscal / market distortion
0.70Strengthened50% impact weight
Expanding offshore oil-and-gas leasing and streamlining fossil permitting channels federal support toward fossil-fuel expansion.
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