Clifford Chance

Trump's first day: Presidential Statement and Executive Orders impacting the energy and environmental sectors

24 January 2025

On January 20, 2025, the first day of his second term, President Trump issued a Presidential Statement highlighting his administration's key priorities and signed 26 Executive Orders. The Presidential Statement outlines the Trump Administration's priorities, emphasizing a focus on domestic energy resources to "make America affordable and energy dominant again." This involves shifting away from the previous administration's policies, which took a more global approach to renewable energy, climate change, and vehicle emissions. The 26 Executive Orders signed on January 20th covered a range of topics, including immigration, the federal workforce, healthcare, taxation, and national security, with several aimed at overturning the Biden Administration's energy and environmental-focused policies.

This briefing provides a high-level overview of the energy and environmental-related priorities identified in the Presidential Statement and certain of the January 20th Executive Orders that are expected to have significant impacts on the energy and environmental sectors. We will provide more in-depth analysis as these initiatives develop.

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