Alexander Kaufman is a senior reporter at HuffPost, based in New York. He covers energy and climate change. A two-time winner of the SEAL Environmental Journalism Award and a 2024 recipient of the Covering Climate Now Journalism Award, he has filed stories from the Arctic and the Amazon, Europe and East Asia.
Chris Wright , President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Energy, pledged to make keeping the nation’s lights on his No. 1 priorityas an aging grid heaves under the pressures of extreme weather and surging demand — and the problem is set to get worse in the next 10 years.
During a friendly introduction at the start of the hearing, Sen. John Hickenlooper noted that, despite Wright’s “enthusiasm for fossil fuels,” the veteran executive supports zero-carbon sources of energy. Wright also repeatedly cited his college-era focus on studying nuclear fusion, the so-called holy grail of clean energy, and the early phase of his career spent working on solar panels.
“Do I wish we could make faster progress? Absolutely,” he added. “Are there things we can do … through the Department of Energy to accelerate development of new energy technologies that are really the only pathway to address climate change? Absolutely.” Wright appeared to question the conclusion, noting that gas production grew to meet demand as exports increased.
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