TrumpDonald Trump has signed an executive order to review Barack Obama’s clean power plan and reverse a ban on the sale of coal mining leases on federal lands. The order, signed on 28 March, undermines the commitment of the US to the Paris Climate Agreement. The clean power plan, launched in 2015 but subsequently blocked by US courts, seeks to limit emissions of greenhouse gases from power plants. The executive order aims to increase domestic energy production in the US, particularly in relation to the coal industry. After the signing of the order, President Donald Trump promised a future dominated by “clean coal”.
Donald Trump has signed an executive order to review Barack Obama’s clean power plan and reverse a ban on the sale of coal mining leases on federal lands. The order, signed on 28 March, undermines the commitment of the US to the Paris Climate Agreement. The clean power plan, launched in 2015 but subsequently blocked by US courts, seeks to limit emissions of greenhouse gases from power plants. The executive order aims to increase domestic energy production in the US, particularly in relation to the coal industry. After the signing of the order, President Trump promised a future dominated by “clean coal”.