On the first day of his Presidency, Donald Trump declared an “energy emergency”. It is part of a raft of measures to boost America’s already colossal fossil fuel production, backed up by claims that the country needs to tackle high energy prices and prepare for increased demand from “the next generation of technology”.

Donald Trump says he will declare a national energy emergency to increase oil and gas production in the United States, casting uncertainty on the future of exports from Alberta. According to the Canadian Energy Regulator, virtually all of Canada’s crude oil was exported to the United States in 2023. Almost 90 per cent of that comes from Alberta.

Though largely symbolic, President Trump’s declaration of an “energy emergency” could throw a wrench in renewable energy development and will cut into the Endangered Species Act