President-elect Donald Trump is reportedly planning to install an “energy czar” to scale back energy and climate regulations implemented under the Biden administration.

Six sources familiar with Trump transition team he told the New York Times He said a series of executive orders and presidential proclamations on climate and energy are being drafted that aim to roll back Biden-era clean energy regulations that some critics argue have harmed the economy.

Other plans Trump and his transition team are reportedly discussing include establishing an “energy czar” to help reduce regulations on domestic energy production and potentially moving the headquarters of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) out of Washington, D.C.

“The American people re-elected President Trump by a landslide and empowered him to implement the promises he made on the campaign trail,” Trump-Vance Transition spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt told Fox News Digital when asked to confirm details about Trump’s reported plans. he said. . “He will deliver.”

President-elect Donald Trump is reportedly planning to install an “energy czar” to scale back energy and climate regulations implemented under the Biden administration. (Getty Images)

News about Trump and his policy plans transition team The announcement comes amid speculation about who will serve in various institutions, including those governing environmental policies. The Times suggested that former Republican presidential candidate and North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum was introduced as a potential candidate to become Trump’s “energy czar.” The outlet also pointed out Dan Brouillette. Trump’s energy secretary during his first term as president.

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North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum speaks with former U.S. President Donald Trump during a campaign event on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024, in Laconia, New Hampshire. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

“President-elect Trump will soon begin making decisions about who will serve in his second administration,” Leavitt said when reached by the Times to confirm details about the new post. “These decisions will be announced when they are made.”

Along with plans to install an “energy czar” and potentially move the EPA’s headquarters out of Washington, the report by Trump’s transition team says potential executive actions would withdraw the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement, expand drilling and mining on federal lands, and Loosen regulations on fossil fuel pollution.

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Twin smokestacks are seen at the Stanton Energy Center, a coal-fired power plant in Orlando. (Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Ahead of the Times report on Trump’s potential energy policy plans, the president-elect said while campaigning that he would roll back Biden administration regulations to reduce carbon emissions and also He said he would prevent Green energy initiatives under Biden’s signature climate legislation, the Inflation Reduction Act.

“The green agenda is an elitist agenda,” Trump transition team co-chairman Howard Lutnick said he told Fox Business’ Maria Bartiromo. “Who’s the strongest? Where? The Ivy League on the East Coast. Right? They’re the ones (pushing) climate change.”

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Lutnick added that “real” Americans “don’t talk” “climate change” but they focus on kitchen table problems that affect their wallets.