Donald Trump's team is planning significant changes in US environmental policy. In particular, they will include withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement, supporting fossil fuel development and reducing environmental controls.
The New York Times writes about it.
According to the publication, a special team on climate and environmental issues led by former fossil fuel lobbyists David Bernhardt and Andrew Wheeler has already started work on the innovations. Both are Washington insiders with years of experience dismantling the federal environmental protection system. Their plans include radically changing the institutions responsible for protecting the country's air, water, climate, and state lands.
Trump's experts have already prepared a number of executive orders and presidential regulations on climate and energy. Here are the key changes President-elect Trump's team is planning for environmental policy:
- US withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement — cancellation of obligations to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases that heat the planet.
- Reduction of territories of national monuments in the West — to access them for the purpose of extracting minerals.
- Repeal of environmental justice programs — liquidation of offices focused on protecting the environmental rights of vulnerable communities.
- Creating an "energy curator" – he will coordinate the policy of various departments to support and increase oil, gas and coal production.
- Transfer of the main office of the EPA – US Environmental Protection Agency – from Washington — this can lead to a significant outflow of personnel from the department.
- Removal of restrictions on the export of natural gas - issuing permits for the construction of new export gas terminals.
- Repeal of states' rights to set stricter pollution standards - a long-standing exemption that allowed California and other states to set stricter pollution standards than the federal government.
The other day, EcoPolitic prepared the material, what to expect from Trump's climate policy as the President-elect of the United States, based on his statements and decisions during his previous term in office and campaign statements.
