Analysis: Trump bolsters fossil fuel industry; US climate change group works with European far right partiesn

As Trump Declares ‘Energy Emergency,’ Environmentalists Stress Worsening ‘Climate Emergency’ - Inside Climate News During his first day in office, U.S. President Donald Trump issued a flurry of executive orders that could bolster the fossil fuel industry amid mounting losses from the climate crisis. Kiley Price Inside Climate News

Several of the directives have profound implications for the climate, promising to further ratchet up oil and gas production while slashing initiatives directed at reducing the country’s soaring greenhouse gas emissions. Though legal and congressional barriers could lie ahead, experts say Trump’s executive orders indicate a swift and aggressive departure from the climate progress seen under the Biden administration.

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