evidence: The president’s tariffs on Chinese equipment announced Tuesday come as renewable energy installations are booming across the U.S., driven by affordable parts imported from Asia. Even with that skyrocketing amount of cleaner energy, the country is at risk of missing Biden’s 2030 climate goals due to the prevalence of gasoline cars and an electric grid that’s largely powered by fossil fuels. [...] Biden is quadrupling the tax on Chinese electric vehicles to 100 percent, doubling the solar tariff to 50 percent and tripling EV battery tariffs to 25 percent. The levies highlight Biden’s long-term view of building out the nation’s clean energy manufacturing base, to transform the U.S. into a powerhouse producer of electric vehicles, solar panels, batteries and other technologies to cut carbon emissions. [...] Biden has long been critical of tariffs imposed by Trump on China. Now, Biden is casting his tariffs as a way to ensure that U.S. manufacturers and their workers benefit from the green transition. He’s betting that the levies will give young U.S. manufacturers a foothold in a clean energy market that’s saturated with Chinese products.