Chris Wright, US Energy Secretary: The problem with climate alarmism

Justin Rowlatt speaks to US Energy Secretary Chris Wright about
his belief that the threat from climate change is exaggerated. It
is a view shared by the American President, Donald Trump, and one
that has seen subsidies to the renewable energy industry, worth
billions of dollars, cut by the US administration. Secretary
Wright is highly critical of the transition to sustainable power,
describing it as unsuccessful and costly, and instead believes
the solution to emissions lies in nuclear fusion. He has drawn
the wrath of the international scientific community with his
controversial challenge to climate orthodoxy, including his
claims that there have been no increases in extreme weather
events across the globe. Chris Wright was nominated by President
Trump as his Energy Secretary in November 2024 after a career in
the energy industry and is an outspoken opponent of global
efforts to combat the impact of greenhouse gas emissions. The US
President has described climate change “as the greatest con job
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