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Dharna Noor in New York

Trump energy secretary to return billions set aside for green projects

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The US energy secretary, Chris Wright, speaks at the International Atomic Energy Agency conference in Vienna earlier in September. Photograph: Thomas Kronsteiner/Getty Images

The US energy secretary, Chris Wright, on Wednesday announced that his department will return to the treasury billions of dollars set aside for green projects, while dodging questions about affordability and grid reliability and claiming international climate policy has not lowered emissions.

“The more people have gotten into so-called climate action, the more expensive their energy has become,” Wright said. “That lowers people’s quality of lives and reduces their life opportunities.”

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