The oil and gas industry has urged President-elect Donald Trump to end several of President Joe Biden’s climate policies.
The American Petroleum Institute (API) encouraged the incoming administration to end vehicle emissions standards and lift a pause on export permits for liquefied natural gas facilities.
API CEO Mike Sommers told reporters, “Looking at the results of last week’s election, it is clear that energy was on the ballot. 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 statement comes as Trump may pull the United States out of the Paris Agreement to reduce the limitations placed on fossil fuel companies.
ExxonMobil CEO Darren Woods believes the United States should remain in the Paris Agreement.
“We need a global system for managing global emissions,” Woods told The New York Times. “Trump and his administration have talked about bringing common sense back to government. I believe he could apply the same approach here.”
In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Woods said, “I don’t think the stops and starts are the right thing for businesses. It is extremely inefficient. It creates a lot of uncertainty.”
