[nascarnation]

virtue signalling
but everybody seems to be playing the game
well it’s a “jobs” program for engineers and technicians LOL

[old curmudgeon]

You probably can find that there is a government grant or a tax gimmick that makes this at the worst a zero cost and maybe better, a money saving scheme.

[oldvirginian]

“virtue signalling”

Yes it is.
But very profitable virtue signaling for some people, including the politicians involved.