Choice for Energy Secretary Has Been an Evangelist for Fossil Fuels
Briefly

Chris Wright, chosen by Donald J. Trump to lead the Department of Energy, made a strong case for fossil fuels that caught Trump's attention at a 2016 meeting. Wright's advocacy for fossil fuels ties back to his belief in their necessity for global poverty alleviation, though critics highlight his distortion of climate science in that pursuit.
Mr. Wright claimed in a podcast that a U.N. scientific panel states climate change poses slow-moving impacts, critiques indicate this is a misrepresentation of scientific findings.
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