This seems like a pretty empty, flamewar-inducing comment. The news isn't even about the US and Japan has been dominant in high-end solar panels for well over a decade (as China has been the high volume producer).

Why bring the US and its president of all of a few months into this thread?

I feel bad for American parents, trying to drown out the stupidity and teach their kids that if we/they don't change society drastically, CC will snowball.

Such arrogance. If the US isn't the front runner of all technologies at all times you can't help lamenting?

"A group of non-American researchers funded by a non-American government program develops X"

"Woe is us, we would be leading in X if it weren't for our buffoon of a president...!!"