Courting "green power" doesn't endear Trump to disenfranchised middle-class white men in rust belt and coal-producing states. Higher growth in renewables is of no political advantage for him.
But it should. Unlike "teaching coal miners to code" retraining those disenfranchised blue-collar workers for jobs in the green energy industry would be more viable due to; greater availability of jobs in this sector across the nation (everyone needs electricity whereas tech hubs tend to be in coastal blue states), skills are more translatable/equivalent than coding, (you're already working with your hands), not to mention, being energy independent is good for national security. Also, as mentioned in the article, it's great for the economy, along with the world at large.
That being said, I do realize that the reason many of these environmental initiatives were rolled back is due to lobbying money. Also not naive enough to think that the current administration would do an about-face regarding green policy v fossil fuel policy.
The above is the messaging future candidates of both parties should adopt. This is why the green-new-deal is so appealing. Democrats are finally tweaking their marketing in the right direction, although they do have some more work to do to appeal to a wider base of swing voters.
Edit: typo
