We learned this week that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has promised to reverse dozens of environmental measures and policies adopted by the Biden administration, in order of course to reverse most, if not the majority, of them. they.
The ex-president made this statement during a meeting with the main leaders of the American oil sector. He also took the opportunity to ask them to raise a billion for his presidential campaign, according to news reported by the Washington Post.
The daily, citing unidentified sources familiar with last month’s meeting in Florida, said Trump had promised to end President Joe Biden’s broadcast measures aimed at promote the sale of electric vehicles. It would also end the Biden administration’s freeze on liquefied natural gas export permits, among other things.
Donald Trump also reportedly told business leaders that the payment of one billion would be a very good deal for them. The group included executives from Venture Global and Cheniere Energy, as well as representatives from Chevron, Continental Resources, Exxon and Occidental Petroleum.
Exxon representatives said they had no details to share. The others have not commented, despite media requests on the subject.
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If Donald Trump returns to the White House, we should expect to see him reverse many of the decisions made by Joe Biden, including a large part of the efforts made by the Democratic president to fight climate change.
Donald Trump also promised, if he becomes president again, that he would make more permits available for oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, and that he would roll back restrictions on drilling in the Alaskan Arctic.
We understand very well the political (and economic) motivations behind all this, but the energy transition will have to happen sooner or later.
