Trump’s energy pick: Climate change is real, but ‘very hard’ to displace hydrocarbons

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Chris Wright, US President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be secretary of energy, testifies during a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, on Wednesday, 15 January 2025.
Chris Wright, US President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be secretary of energy, testifies during a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, on Wednesday, 15 January 2025.Photo: REUTERS/SCANPIX
Published 15 January 2025, 19:19Updated 16 January 2025, 08:34
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