Climate policy, financial interests and effects

Trump’s disclosures show investments in oil producers, pipelines and drilling suppliers. His administration’s policies affect those businesses and future emissions. Ownership, government action, modeled climate effects and personal returns are separate parts of the evidence.1–7

47 matched oil and gas issuers across 178 account rows total $11,978,142–$44,131,000 in 2025 disclosed value bands. These are selected holdings, not exact balances or realized profit.

244 identified purchases and sales in six oil and gas companies retain their account, printed page and row references.

Additional emissions and global warming

Additional emissions and global warming2, 7

Human activities are the principal cause of recent warming. Additional carbon dioxide traps heat and increases warming compared with emitting less.2, 7

Paris agreement withdrawal directive

Paris agreement withdrawal directive8

On January 20, 2025, Trump directed withdrawal notices and revoked the US international climate finance plan.8

Federal wind approval pause

Federal wind approval pause9–10

A January 20, 2025 directive paused federal wind approvals and withdrew offshore areas from new wind leasing. A judge rejected the blanket permitting halt on December 8.9–10

Documented connections

Additional emissions and global warming →Additional emissions and global warming2, 7

Paris agreement withdrawal directive →Paris agreement withdrawal directive8

Federal wind approval pause →Federal wind approval pause9–10

Golden Pass LNG export extension →Golden Pass LNG export extension1, 3

Methane charge implementing rule repeal →Methane charge implementing rule repeal11

Challenges to state climate measures →Challenges to state climate measures12

Coal expansion and AI power demand →Coal expansion and AI power demand13

Clean vehicle and home energy credit expirations →Clean vehicle and home energy credit expirations14

International climate body withdrawal directive →International climate body withdrawal directive15

Vehicle greenhouse gas rule rescission →Vehicle greenhouse gas rule rescission4

Power plant carbon rule partial repeal →Power plant carbon rule partial repeal5–6

EPA projected emissions after the repeal →EPA projected emissions after the repeal2, 6–7

US emissions outlook after policy changes →US emissions outlook after policy changes16

USDA climate pages and litigation →USDA climate pages and litigation17–18

Government climate information access →Government climate information access19–21

NOAA Climate.gov archive →NOAA Climate.gov archive19–21

EPA climate causes webpage changes →EPA climate causes webpage changes2, 22

NASA carbon monitoring missions →NASA carbon monitoring missions23–24

NASA science budget request →NASA science budget request25

Exxon historical climate projections and statements →Exxon historical climate projections and statements26

Industry climate messaging investigation →Industry climate messaging investigation27

Trump’s UN climate remarks →Trump’s UN climate remarks2, 28

Donald Trump →Financial interests and climate decisions1, 4, 8

Oil and gas →Disclosed holdings in policy-affected industries1, 3

Greenland environmental policy and resource access →Environmental policy and drilling access29–31

Sources and documents
  1. Donald Trump annual financial disclosure for reporting year 2025
  2. NASA explanation of the causes of climate change
  3. DOE extends Golden Pass LNG export deadline
  4. EPA repeal of vehicle greenhouse gas standards
  5. EPA power plant repeal and separate proposal
  6. EPA estimate of power plant repeal impacts
  7. NASA explanation of climate impacts
  8. Paris Agreement withdrawal directive
  9. Federal wind leasing and permitting pause
  10. Court rejects blanket wind permitting halt
  11. Methane waste emissions charge repeal
  12. Direction to challenge state climate policies
  13. Coal production and power policy
  14. Clean energy tax credit changes
  15. Direction to withdraw from international bodies
  16. Taking Stock 2025 emissions projections
  17. USDA climate website litigation and restoration
  18. USDA dismissal stipulation and order
  19. Federal climate website changes and archive comparisons
  20. Archived NOAA Climate gov maps and data
  21. NOAA Climate Data Online
  22. EPA removes fossil fuel explanation from climate page
  23. Proposed closure of NASA carbon monitoring missions
  24. NASA and Caltech continue OCO missions
  25. NASA fiscal year 2027 budget request
  26. Assessing ExxonMobil global warming projections
  27. Denial Disinformation and Doublespeak
  28. Trump climate remarks at the United Nations
  29. Unleashing American Energy
  30. Greenland stops new oil exploration licensing
  31. Greenland ministers explain environmental reasons for oil policy

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