Donald Trump, winner of the United States presidential election, announced on Sunday that he will nominate Chris Wright for the position of Secretary of Energy, who will also become a member of the new National Energy Council.
“I am pleased to announce that Chris Wright will join my administration as United States Secretary of Energy and a member of the newly formed National Energy Council.” Trump said in a statement.
Trump noted that Wright has experience working with a billionaire David Bergumwho will also join the new US Energy Council and has also been nominated for the position of US Secretary of the Interior.
“This team will advance America’s energy dominance, leading to lower inflation, winning the artificial intelligence arms race with China (and other countries), and expanding America’s diplomatic influence to end wars around the world.” world”. – he added.
Wright graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He has worked most of his life in the shale oil and gas industries and now runs energy technology solutions company Liberty Energy. The media points out that he supposedly denies the existence of a climate crisis and does not believe that the world is in a stage of energy transition towards new energy sources.
The new National Energy Council will control the work of state institutions to increase the production of all energy sources, in particular traditional ones, since the president who won the elections advocates for them, RIA Novosti recalls.
