US President-elect Donald Trump appears likely to change US domestic energy and environmental priorities in addition to his pledge to “cancel” the Paris 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. “Both are smart, canny individuals who understand the nuances of the departments for which they’ve been asked to provide assistance,” Scott Segal, co-head of government relations at the legal and lobbying firm Bracewell, said in an email. The new report by Greenpeace shows that Trump’s transition team is already working with fossil fuel industry lobbyists to push back against climate action plans. Many of Trump’s team are fossil fuel lobbyists and climate change sceptics.
US President-elect Donald Trump appears likely to change US domestic energy and environmental priorities in addition to his pledge to “cancel” the Paris 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. The new report by Greenpeace shows that Trump’s transition team is already working with fossil fuel industry lobbyists to push back against climate action plans. Many of Trump’s team are fossil fuel lobbyists and climate change sceptics.