Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
366 Dirksen
01/15/2025 at 10:00AM
The purpose of the hearing is to consider the nomination of Chris Wright to be Secretary of Energy.
Nominee:
- Chris Wright, to be Secretary of Energy
Wright is a fracking executive and ideological climate denier.
Wright, in response to a question about the rising costs of fossil-fueled extreme weather: “The most important factor regarding extreme weather is the impact that it has on human lives. Wealthier societies with abundant access to affordable energy are far safer places to live than they were a century ago. A large majority of deaths from extreme weather are concentrated in poorer nations with high rates of energy poverty. Spreading energy access to those currently in energy poverty is the key to further driving down deaths from extreme weather.”