Yeah they don't actually give a fuck about the climate or green energy.

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/08/yellen-says-she-wont-rule-out-possible-tariffs-on-chinas-green-exports.html

It's all to try to stave off China dominating production, while simultaneously limiting actual cheap access to solar and other alternative solutions through tariffs.

Also given the sheer amount of graft and nepotism and overall immunity from consequence by western bourgeoisie leads me to believe this will ultimately just line some pockets of some capitalist ghouls while producing nothing of real material significance because the US has voluntarily deindustrialized in favor of cheap foreign labor.