Former President Donald Trump wants to maintain America's status as an energy superpower, by continuing the exploration and production (E&P) of oil, natural gas and coal. Since the start of the shale revolution, the U.S. has added oil and natural gas E&P equivalent of over two and a half times that of Saudi Arabia.

In contrast, Vice President Kamala Harris has publicly expressed her intent to ban hydraulic fracturing (fracking) even though, according to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), “95 percent of new wells are developed through fracking.” The DOE’s Energy Information Administration also reports that, since 2018, fracking has contributed to approximately two-thirds of total U.S. natural gas production and about half of U.S. crude oil production.

Trump aims to cancel the costly and impractical electric vehicle mandate, while removing burdensome energy regulations. In contrast, Harris and President Biden took 170 regulatory actions that complicate the production and delivery of American energy. Trump would reverse the Biden-Harris "pause" on new liquid natural gas terminals, pipelines, and production. Notably, 2019 marked the first time in 67 years that U.S. annual gross energy exports exceeded gross energy imports.

During Trump’s presidency, the U.S. became the No. 1 producer of oil globally and maintained its position as the No. 1 natural gas producer, while dropping U.S. carbon emissions to their lowest level in 25 years. After Trump left the punitive Paris Climate Accords, the U.S. reduced its carbon emission more than any other signatory to the non-enforceable agreement.

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