President Trump hopes to see more of the energy of the country produced from coal, he said in a social media post Monday night.
Trump I wrote it That he “permits” his administration to “start producing energy soon.”
When he first took office, Trump declared an energy emergency and released additional authority to boost energy production, but it is not entirely clear how he refers to it.
He later said he would use the declaration to approve more energy for power-hungry artificial intelligence.
White House officials told Hill that Trump's post was one of many actions on coal, but they didn't elaborate on what the future actions will be.
Although a significant amount of electricity is already being produced in the US using coal, the share of coal in the energy market has been declining in recent years amid an increase in gas and renewable energy.
As of 2022, Approximately 9.8% Coal was the country's total energy consumption.
In his latest post, he argued that other countries, including China, can “open hundreds of coal-fired power plants and gain greater economic advantages than us.”
Last week, Interior Secretary Doug Burgham and energy secretary Chris Wright have said the administration said. I was working on a plan In Stop closure of coal plants.
Bulgham is using Trump's emergency to stop coal plants closures.
Coal is a key contributor to climate change and pollution and has become a controversial energy source. Combustion is more carbon-intensive than using other fossil fuels such as oil and gas.
“Donald Trump has no interest in American health or economic welfare. He is interested in helping fellow billionaires in the fossil fuel industry,” said Patrick Drup, director of climate policy at the Sierra Club, in response.
On the other hand, there is in the coal industry. opposed the regulations The industry and Action was called for to ease coal production on federal lands And you'll have more opportunities to access fundraising.
Last week, Ministry of Home Affairs Approved expansion of major coal minesEPA has shown to roll back Biden-era regulations on planetary warming emissions and other pollution from coal plants.
