Leading oil and gas trade group in the U.S. urges Trump to ditch Biden climate policies

11/15/2024 / By Laura Harris

The American Petroleum Institute (API) has called on President-elect Donald Trump to dismantle numerous climate policies enacted by outgoing President Joe Biden.

In a policy document released on Nov. 12, API, the leading oil and gas trade group in the U.S., outlined a series of actions it hopes Trump and his administration will take to reverse environmental regulations and bolster the domestic energy sector. (Related: Nobel Prize laureate John Clauser challenges climate change claims, says U.S. climate policies grossly misguided.)

Among the key requests, the API asked the Trump administration to eliminate vehicle emissions standards designed to drive the automotive industry toward electric vehicles (EVs), end a pause on export permits for liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities and work with Congress to repeal a fee on methane emissions from drilling operations.

“Looking at the results of last week’s election, it is clear that energy was on the ballot,” API CEO Mike Sommers said. “Whether it was EV mandates in Michigan or fracking in Pennsylvania, voters across the country and on both sides of the aisle sent a clear message to policymakers that they want an all-of-the-above approach to energy, not government mandates and restrictions.”

The policy document also urged the Trump administration to revoke the ability of California to enforce tailpipe emissions standards that are stricter than federal regulations, repeal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) vehicle emissions rules, support expanded LNG exports and encourage more drilling auctions in the Gulf of Mexico. API also requested changes to the Clean Water Act and National Environmental Policy Act to ease drilling permit processes, along with tax incentives to support energy infrastructure and oversee investment.

Trump vows to end measures that fight the so-called “climate change”

The same day API released its policy document, the Associated Press reported that Trump is set to go after measures that are doing the most to fight “climate change” in his second term.

Thus, the Inflation Reduction Act is now at risk. This legislation, passed in 2022, is projected to cut U.S. emissions by 40 percent in 2030 by incentivizing renewable energy projects, advanced nuclear power, carbon capture and EV purchase. But Trump has promised to dismantle the Democrats’ “green new scam” to focus on increasing fossil fuel production.

An EPA rule, which seeks to reduce carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants by requiring them to capture 90 percent of emissions or shut down within eight years, is also at risk. This rule, projected to reduce 1.38 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide through 2047, faces legal challenges from industry groups and Republican-led states. And now, with the re-election of Trump, the Department of Justice is unlikely to defend the rule.

Under Trump, the EPA may also roll back its strict tailpipe emission standards for cars and trucks, along with other environmental rules, including those encouraging EVs. Trump argued throughout the campaign period that EVs only harm the auto industry.

Moreover, the incoming president is also expected to resume oil drilling in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, a region Democrats have previously protected due to its ecological importance. And now, with the policy document of API, these changes could be done in just a matter of time when Trump takes office in January.

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