“We’re feeling angry and sad and contemplative,” said Michael Brune, executive director of the Sierra Club. Republican President - elect Donald Trump appears likely to change US domestic energy and environmental priorities in addition to his pledge to “ cancel ” the Kyoto Climate Agreement . Trump has expressed a desire to open federal land to oil and gas drilling , as well as coal mining . He also wants to abandon plans for stronger regulation of methane emissions on domestic drillers . Trump is keen to restrict the Environmental Protection Agency to an advisory role , whilst also undermining President Obama ’s proposed Clean Power Plan to lower emissions from utilities . Many of Trump ’s team are fossil fuel companies and climate change sceptics .
Republican President - elect Donald Trump appears likely to change US domestic energy and environmental priorities in addition to his pledge to “ cancel ” the Kyoto Climate Agreement . Trump has expressed a desire to open federal land to oil and gas drilling , as well as coal mining . He also wants to abandon plans for stronger regulation of methane emissions on domestic drillers . Trump is keen to restrict the Environmental Protection Agency to an advisory role , whilst also undermining President Obama ’s proposed Clean Power Plan to lower emissions from utilities . Many of Trump ’s team are fossil fuel companies and climate change sceptics .