USA: How the government justifies its energy policy with misinformation

News Bilder des Tages PACIFIC PALISADES, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 10: Commercial buildings are burnt down by the Palisades Fire on January 10, 2025 in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood, Los Angeles, California. Wildfires have scorched more than 30,000 acres in Los Angeles this week, destroying thousands of homes and businesses, forcing tens of thousands of people to evacuate and leaving at least 10 people dead. — According to the US government, climate change is not a threat to people: Fire damage after the fires in Los Angeles. (IMAGO / VCG)

US President Donald Trump's administration is dismantling the country's climate policy and focusing on increasing gas exports. The justifications for this policy, which Energy Secretary Chris Wright defends, are often based on dubious facts.

Bernhard Pötter

Last updated: 02. October 2025

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