Abstract
President Donald J. Trump’s March 28 order to reexamine or kill a host of federal actions to combat climate change might help lower U.S. energy prices but may hurt development of new energy technologies. And the decision means the U.S. will likely miss its emissions targets under an international climate change accord. Trump says his directive is an assault on what he calls burdensome energy regulations and policies, most of which are fossil-fuel related. He says the order will create jobs, particularly for U.S. coal miners. Among policies targeted are the Clean Power Plan to limit carbon dioxide emissions from new and existing coal-fired power plants and regulations to control methane emissions from oil and gas drilling. The order may contribute to a more diverse and affordable energy supply, says the American Chemistry Council, a chemical industry association. ACC adds that a variety of factors—market forces and state and regional
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