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The best clean energy plays as Biden's China tariffs set in

President Joe Biden raised tariffs on Chinese imports into the US, a move that will raise steep duties on solar panels, in a bid to keep China from undercutting US industry. How can investors look to capitalize on the administration's latest trade policy? Cohen & Steers Portfolio Manager for Global Listed Infrastructure Tyler Rosenlich and Mizuho Americas Director of Clean Energy Equity Research Maheep Mandloi join Market Domination to discuss the best ways to play the clean energy sector as tariffs against Chinese imports begin to set in. Mandoli mentions First Solar (FLSR) as a company that has done well despite challenges: "You can probably separate the companies who already had manufacturing capacity here, who did not have any China content. So First Solar is a good example. They have done phenomenally well in the last two years. The rest of the space has somewhat, got delayed, I guess, in the sense that all the IRA benefits haven't yet trickled down into actual legalese from the Treasury." Rosenlich points out it may take some time to see solar take off: "I think the reality is a lot of people have talked about this energy transition and they've said, 'hey, we're going to get rid of old forms of energy and replace it with new.' And we think we're in this energy addition world and we're going to need to rely on traditional forms of energy for a really long time. They provide great base load power. We have the infrastructure in place and it's going to be a huge growth opportunity to build solar, build alternatives, build wind, build nuclear. But it's going to take a really long time." For more expert insight and the latest market action, click here to watch this full episode of Market Domination. This post was written by Nicholas Jacobino