U.S. President Donald Trump declared a National Energy Emergency aimed at increasing energy production. On his first day in office, Trump signed numerous presidential decrees. DECLARED A NATIONAL ENERGY EMERGENCYIn this context, Trump also signed a decree to declare a National Energy Emergency that will facilitate the permitting requirements for energy projects and expedite the construction of power plants. The decree published by the White House emphasized that the United States' inadequate energy production, transportation, refining, and manufacturing pose an "extraordinary" threat to the country's economy, national security, and foreign policy, and it was stated that the National Energy Emergency was declared in light of these findings.SPECIAL WORK WILL BE DONE FOR ALASKA'S RESERVESTrump also signed a decree aimed at uncovering Alaska's natural resource potential and canceled the decree imposed by former U.S. President Joe Biden that banned oil and natural gas drilling in a large portion of U.S. territorial waters. Additionally, Trump revoked the decrees of the Biden administration that aimed for half of all new car sales to be zero-emission vehicles by 2030 and to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.
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