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The announcement
echoed pledges Trump frequently made during his campaign to
become U.S. president, but their appearance on the White House
website makes them his official policy. (http://bit.ly/2iK2JQp)
"President Trump is committed to eliminating harmful and
unnecessary policies such as the Climate Action Plan and the
Waters of the U.S. rule. Lifting these restrictions will greatly
help American workers, increasing wages by more than $30 billion
over the next 7 years," the website said.
All references to climate change appeared to have been removed
from the White House website, a word search showed.
Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States on
Friday.
Former President Obama's climate plan proposed cuts to U.S.
carbon dioxide emissions, in part by preserving forests and
encouraging increased use of cleaner renewable fuels.
Trump has expressed skepticism about whether human activity
drives climate change, and he has railed against Obama's efforts
to combat it by targeting carbon dioxide emissions.
Trump has also suggested he could pull the United States out of
a climate pact agreed by nearly 200 nations.
The statement on the White House website said that Trump's
efforts to boost the U.S. oil and gas sector would help increase
government revenues to "rebuild our roads, schools, bridges and
public infrastructure," and lower the price of energy.
The statement said Trump's administration would free the nation
from dependence on foreign oil, and was "committed to clean coal
technology, and to reviving America's coal industry, which has
been hurting for too long."
An overwhelming majority of scientists say the burning of coal,
oil and gas is a driver of global climate change, causing sea
level rise and more frequent violent storms.
(Reporting by Valerie Volcovici; Editing by Richard Valdmanis,
Jeffrey Benkoe and Daniel Wallis)
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