US Energy and Climate Policy Would Look Much Different in a Trump 2nd Term

President Joe Biden’s spontaneous self-combustion in Thursday evening’s debate with former President Donald Trump has dramatically increased the odds of a second Trump presidency starting next January. The wind in the race was already at Trump’s back going in, but Biden’s appearance, voice, and performance were so distressing that even his most loyal media shills at CNN and MSNBC were outwardly encouraging him to withdraw from the race before the night was over.

It seems likely that Biden, an ultimate animal of Washington DC’s political scene for half a century, will reject such calls and remain the party’s nominee through the November election.  Thus, now seems a good time to examine some of the ways a Trump presidency might go about repairing much of the damage the Biden administration has done to America’s energy security.

There will be no more “pauses” on permitting for critical energy infrastructure. It’s far too late to do anything about Biden’s incredibly damaging cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline on his first day in office. That’s a given. But rescinding the Biden White House’s ill-considered pause on permitting for LNG infrastructure would be among many moves Trump would make on his first day in office.