The US consul general has reassured a Western Australian crowd that the presidential election would unlikely change the two countries' discussion on clean energy and electric vehicles.
Former premier Mark McGowan has made one of his first public speaking appearances since his surprise resignation last May, talking US politics alongside his former treasurer Ben Wyatt.
Mining bosses are confident they can supply the booming clean energy industry without making emissions worse, boosted by $2 trillion from the United States.
Washington's new diplomatic representative in Perth has hailed the possibility of international collaboration on defence technologies as part of the AUKUS security pact.