
Donald Trump's government repealed limits on polluting emissions from American power plants on Monday, September 14, canceling the 2024 decarbonization rules and blocking any future regulations in this area, during the G20 Energy Ministers' meeting in Houston.
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The Trump administration announced in the summer of 2025 its desire to lift these limits on polluting emissions, explaining that they were too costly and hindered the country's energy development.
This is another blow to regulations aimed at combating climate change. On Monday, September 14, Donald Trump's government repealed limits on polluting emissions from power plants. The measure, announced on the occasion of the meeting of G20 Energy Ministers in Houston (Texas), not only buries decarbonization rules adopted in 2024 under the presidency of Joe Biden but goes even further, by proposing to prevent any future regulations in this area.
The Trump administration announced in the summer of 2025 its desire to lift these limits on polluting emissions, explaining that they were too costly and hindered the country's energy development.
The energy sector represents nearly a quarter of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, the largest historical polluter. “For more than 15 years, the Obama and Biden administrations have waged a war on coal in order to destroy a reliable and affordable source of energy,” described the head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Lee Zeldin, quoted in a press release. “The Trump administration intends to protect the American energy sector and ensure that households can continue to have lighting at an affordable cost,” he added.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Legal proceedings will be initiated against this repeal by States or environmental NGOs
Likely · Within months
The renewable energy sector will see a slowdown in investments in the short term
Possible · Within months

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