Trump's Energy Department pick has history of downplaying climate change impacts

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

72% : In selecting Wright to lead the Energy Department, Trump praised him as a "leading technologist and entrepreneur" and cited his work not only in oil and gas but also in nuclear, solar and geothermal power.
62% : "Mega-donor and oil and gas billionaire Harold Hamm hand-picked Chris Wright for Trump's Energy Department, thanks to boatloads of campaign cash from Hamm's Big Oil buddies," said Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) in a post on the social platform X."Probably didn't hurt that Wright himself gave $$$ to pro-Trump super PACs and the Republican National Committee after Trump solicited a fossil fuel
54% : "The emissions released through the burning of fossil fuels are the primary driver of climate change.
29% : The Washington Post reported that Trump said the donations would be a "deal" for oil executives because of the tax cuts and relaxed regulations he would introduce if reelected, but a source told The Hill that discussion was not framed as any sort of quid pro quo.
21% : His incoming vice president JD Vance also expressed skepticism about the scientific consensus linking climate change and carbon emissions during his debate with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) last month.
19% : Trump has repeatedly downplayed climate change himself, falsely claiming it is a "hoax," and staffed his first administration with a number of skeptics of climate change science.

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