Can EU renewables outmuscle US oil and gas?

"At a meeting at the Paris headquarters of the intergovernmental body dedicated to global energy security, Wright referred to the "destructive illusion" of the IEA's commitment to massively reducing greenhouse gas emissions sourced from fossil fuels. The US, one of 45 member and associate countries of the IEA that represent 75% of the world's energy demand, is threatening to withdraw from the body if it does not quit its energy transition goals in the next year."

"His energy department released a controversial climate report in July 2025 that downplayed the impact of rising temperatures linked to burning fossil fuels. The report argued that CO2-induced warming was "less damaging economically than commonly believed." What Wright does believe, however, is that policies to transition away from fossil fuels have damaged both the US and EU economy."

"While in Europe, he told reporters that the clean energy transition, or what he called the "climate cult," has "reduced economic opportunities for Europeans." He has previously said that "climate alarmism" has reduced energy freedom and thereby prosperity and national security across Western Europe."

US Energy Secretary Chris Wright, appointed by President Trump and former CEO of oil and gas company Liberty Energy, visited the International Energy Agency in Paris to challenge its commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels. Wright characterized the IEA's clean energy transition goals as a "destructive illusion" and claimed that climate policies have damaged economic opportunities in the US and EU. The Trump administration is threatening to withdraw the US from the IEA, which represents 75% of global energy demand across 45 member nations, unless the organization abandons its energy transition objectives within one year. Wright's energy department released a controversial report downplaying fossil fuel warming impacts, arguing CO2-induced warming causes less economic damage than commonly believed, despite climate-fueled extreme weather causing $120 billion in damages in 2025 alone.

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