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What is Known So Far About Trump’s Energy Plans

HOUSTON—What we know is Trump has stated that he plans to make America energy independent, create millions of new jobs, and protect clean air and water, but uncertainty remains an underlying theme until he takes office.

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HOUSTON—In delving into Donald Trump’s direction on energy, uncertainty remains an underlying theme until he takes office, some commercial real estate professionals say. One clue is his choice of climate-change critic to head the EPA, which would seem to have broad implications on environmental regulations.

However, Trump’s pledge to cancel the Paris Climate Accord may be a tougher road because it is international law and would take him approximately four years to do so. Groups concerned about environmental issues along with those in commercial real estate are in a holding pattern to discover how it plays out. Through his pledge to make American energy dominance a strategic economic and foreign policy goal, what will happen to investment in and expansion of alternative sources of power, the green building movement, and pipelines? And, will his plans benefit the commercial real estate industry on a broad scale?  

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Lisa Brown

Lisa Brown

Lisa Brown is an editor for the south and west regions of GlobeSt.com. She has 25-plus years of real estate experience, with a regional PR role at Grubb & Ellis and a national communications position at MMI. Brown also spent 10 years as executive director at NAIOP San Francisco Bay Area chapter, where she led the organization to achieving its first national award honors and recognition on Capitol Hill. She has written extensively on commercial real estate topics and edited numerous pieces on the subject.

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