Trump’s energy policies? “Not as extreme as they appear”: the word of his former minister

Infrastructure and production growth. To put it with a slogan: dall’“energy transition” all’“energy addiction”. But not only that, also certainty of the legislation and greater guarantees for companies. The energy policies Of the second Trump are not actually as extreme as they appear from the outside according to Dan Brouillette, former secretary of the US energy during the first Trump presidency.

The politician and entrepreneur was interviewed by the director of Agi Rita Lofano in Florence, during the opening day of the 25th annual meeting of Baker Hughes, Global energy company which recorded a turnover of 27.8 billion dollars in 2024 and which counts to date about 58 thousand employees.

“How will the American energy strategy with Trump change? I have no idea – ironically brouuillette – but having worked with Trump I know he is very focused on infrastructure. The slogan “Drill, Baby Drill” means this: building the energy infrastructure. I don’t speak on behalf of Trump, but the real challenge is to be more competitive with the rest of the world “.
Reductive and misleading, according to the former secretary, is also interpret the duties imposed by the President of the United States as a simple protectionism. In some cases, in fact, a “step backwards and watching more closely those policies that we actually know only from afar, through the story of the media” is needed.

“It will be interesting to see what the Canada reaction To this thing – he explained by answering the questions – the idea that duties are like taxes that increase prices is reductive. Canada’s reaction could be, for example, to reduce prices to stay on the US market “. So also for the attitude that Trump will have towards renewable energies which, according to Broouillette, “will not be reduced compared to what they were with biden”.

“If you consider the data, and look at what happened in 2019 – he says – we have reached a point of maximum splendor for the installations of solar and wind energy. This happened under the Trump administration. So looking to the future I see continuous investments in renewable technologies “.

According to the former secretary, the fears of one abolition of anger (the Inflation Reduction Act). “Will it be repealed? The answer to this question is no. The United States government system does not allow it. The president cannot cancel a federal statute with a stretch of pen and executive orders do not apply to federal statutes. So no, it won’t disappear. ”

“What I would like – he added – is one thing: the certainty. If we think of these projects (of technology and energy transition, editor’s note) there are twenty -year, thirty -year -old projects and it is very difficult to make these billionaire investments if you think that the rules could change between 4 years, 6 years or 10 years. I therefore invite all politicians, not only in the United States, but also in Europe and other countries, to provide this certainty to the sector and the investments will follow “.