As the CEO of the Colorado-based Liberty Energy who has said "there is no climate crisis," Wright's nomination comes with controversy.

Wright, the founder of a fracking firm, testified that he would back all forms of low-carbon energy as well as gas, oil and coal.

Chris Wright, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Energy Department, said he’ll reverse Biden administration policies that stymied energy growth and will “restore our energy dominance at home and abroad.