Can a new bipartisan plan rebuild US support for the energy transition? President Trump’s government is reducing its support for climate change protections. The US public is largely in favour of protecting their local environment. Finding common ground with a US bipartisan agreement will be key to protecting the planet we leave to our children. The current United States government administration has an executive order blocking all federal permits and land leases for onshore and offshore wind projects in the US . In conjugation with these bans, the administration is promoting the use of fossil fuels for the increased electrical demand required for AI, data centres and population growth. This comes despite onshore wind and solar being the cheapest form of energy in the US , when looking at the levelized cost of energy. Is climate change a risk for the planet? The last decade has revealed the toll of inaction on climate change. Extreme weather has battered communities, destroyed homes and altered ecosystems. The urgency of this crisis was underscored in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Sixth Synthesis Report , 2023: “Climate change is a threat to human well-being and planetary health. There is a rapidly closing window of opportunity to secure a livable and sustainable future for all. The choices and actions implemented in this decade will have impacts now and for thousands of years.” Of climate policies and the fight against climate change, US Energy Secretary Chris Wright said: ” The cure was far more destructive than the disease .” US Environment Protection Agency Director, Lee Zeldin, shared in an essay to The Wall Street Journal , “We are driving a dagger through the heart of climate-change religion and ushering in America’s Golden Age.” The EPA is also rolling back the restriction of industrial pollution […]