West must face up to paradox of green transition

Importing Chinese products will be cheaper and faster but hurt local suppliers

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BYD cars are prepared for export at the port of Lianyungang, China: More than half of EVs being sold worldwide are made in the country. © Reuters

Vandana Hari is founder of Vanda Insights, a Singapore-based global energy market intelligence provider.

A protectionist backlash in the U.S. and Europe against a flood of lower-cost Chinese electric vehicles and green technologies underscores how an accelerated switch to clean energy is bringing a tide of unintended consequences.

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