Chris Wright, a Denver energy company executive who denies that climate change is a pressing threat, is President-elect Trump's pick to lead the U.S. Department of Energy. Why it matters: The appointment puts Wright,

The US is already the largest oil and gas producer in the world, reaching record levels under Joe Biden. But Donald Trump and his incoming energy secretary Chris Wright threaten to make matters even worse.

Denver-based oil executive Chris Wright could be the nation's next Energy Department secretary, President-elect Donald Trump announced on Saturday.