Energy Secretary’s 1st Order Reverses Drive for Net Zero Carbon Emissions

In his first week in office, Chris Wright put forth a plan to meet the projected rise in energy demand through fossil fuels and nuclear energy.

Oil pumpjacks in the Inglewood Oil Field in Los Angeles on Jan. 28, 2022. Mario Tama/Getty Images

The first secretarial order issued by Chris Wright, secretary of energy, is a nine-point action plan to solve what President Donald Trump has deemed a national energy emergency brought on by the Green New Deal.

Wright ordered a reversal of the pursuit of a “net-zero carbon future,” which was a key objective of the previous administration’s energy department.