Trump’s America and its Impact on Energy Justice
This chapter involves the United States, with attention focused on President Donald Trump’s administration. After an overview of energy justice in the context of America in 2020, the chapter considers the Trump administration’s approach—or absence thereof—to the precepts of energy justice. The chapter begins with an assessment of President Trump. The following section describes the likely position of the Republican Party on issues of energy justice. That is followed by a more detailed examination of the Trump-Republican Party actions involving matters that illuminate their approach to energy with significant focus on climate change and the administration’s efforts to roll back essentially all of the climate change-related measures put into place by former President Barack Obama. Finally, the conclusion considers where governmental policies may be heading and suggests that the Trump agenda is very much a contested one.