[Mark Gongloff] The rise of a $10tr industry

An old knock on renewable energy and other planet-friendly endeavors is that they can’t stand on their own without financial props from the US government.

Ironically, it took the second presidency of Donald Trump, in which that support has turned to mule kicks, to kill this trope once and for all.

Not only can the green economy sustain itself, but it trounces many other sectors.

A recent report from the London Stock Exchange Group found that “green economy” companies, or those that derive a sign ...