In a major policy shift Donald Trump announced plans to form a National Energy Council thats aimed at expanding US energy production worldwide. The initiative which is part of his election platform‚ shows a clear move away from current climate-focused policies
The council will be headed by Doug Burgum (the governor of North Dakota) who brings his stateʼs oil-industry know-how to the table; his main task would be to boost domestic drilling operations. The ex-presidents team sees this as a way to build up what they call “energy dominance“ in global markets
The planned councilʼs goals include:
- Increasing oil-and-gas drilling across US territories
- Expanding energy exports to European allies
- Moving away from climate-change centered policies
- Setting up new drilling permits system
This new direction represents a u-turn from the current administrationʼs green-energy priorities‚ with Trumpʼs team focusing on fossil-fuel development and international energy trade relationships. The council aims to speed-up drilling permits and open up more land for energy production