President-elect Donald Trump is reportedly planning to install an “energy czar” to roll back energy and climate regulations implemented under the Biden administration.
Six sources familiar with the Trump transition team told the New York Times A series of executive orders and executive proclamations related to climate and energy have been drafted aimed at rolling back Biden-era clean energy regulations that some critics say are hurting the economy. I made it.
Other plans reportedly being discussed by Trump and his transition team include creating an “energy czar” to help deregulate domestic energy production and moving the headquarters of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) outside Washington, D.C. This includes the possibility of relocation.
When asked to confirm the details of President Trump's reported plans, Caroline Levitt, a spokeswoman for President Trump and Vance's transition, told Fox News Digital, “The American people re-elected President Trump by a wide margin. “I have given him the mandate to carry out the promises he made during the campaign,” he said. . “He'll deliver.”
President-elect Donald Trump is reportedly planning to install an “energy czar” to roll back energy and climate regulations implemented under the Biden administration. (Getty Images)
The news about President Trump and his transition team's policy plans comes amid speculation about who will staff Trump's various agencies, including the agency responsible for environmental policy. The Times suggested that former Republican presidential candidate and North Dakota governor Doug Burgum has been floated as a potential “energy czar” for President Trump. The paper also singled out Dan Brouillette, who served as energy secretary during Trump's first presidential term.
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North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum speaks at a campaign event with former President Donald Trump on Monday, January 22, 2024 in Laconia, New Hampshire. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
“President-elect Trump will soon begin deciding who will serve in his second administration,” Levitt told The Times when contacted to confirm details of the new post. “Those decisions will be announced as soon as they are made.”
In addition to plans to install an “energy czar” and potentially move EPA headquarters out of Washington, potential executive actions reportedly drafted by the Trump transition team would pull the U.S. out of the Paris climate accord, Expand drilling and mining on federal lands and ease regulations on fossil fuel pollution.
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Two chimneys at Stanton Energy Center, a coal-fired power plant in Orlando. (Paul Hennessy/SOPA Image/LightRocket, Getty Images)
Before the Times reported on President Trump's potential energy policy plans, the president-elect said during his campaign that he would roll back Biden administration regulations aimed at reducing carbon emissions. he said he would disturb Green energy efforts are included in Biden's signature climate bill, the Inflation Control Act.
Howard Lutnick, co-chair of Trump's transition team: “Green policies are elitist policies'' said Maria Bartiromo of Fox Business. “Who's the strongest? Where? The Ivy League on the East Coast, right? They are.” [pushing] climate change. ”
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Lutnick added that “real” Americans “don't talk about climate change” but focus on table issues that affect their household finances.
