Taken as a whole, the plan represents a doubling down on pledges DeSantis and most of his Republican opponents have made on the campaign trail to jettison limits on fossil fuel production and consumption.
While the Florida governor had acknowledged that human-induced climate change was real earlier in his career, he has since backed away from that position.
The Florida governor has slid in the polls for months, and he now sits 37 points behind former President Donald Trump, according to the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll.
DeSantis' plan calls on pensions and government accounts to eliminate environmental, social or governance considerations, known as ESG, from consideration when making investment considerations, a plan which tracks closely with moves he made as Florida governor.
In addition to expanding fossil fuel production, DeSantis' plan calls for significant investments in so-called critical minerals, including the creation of a Critical Mineral Strategic Reserve.
Persons:
Gram Slattery WASHINGTON, Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, Harold Hamm, Dan Eberhart, Donald Trump, Gram Slattery, Sabrina Valle, Richard Valdmanis, James Oliphant, Timothy Gardner
Organizations:
Republican, Continental Resources, Environmental Protection Agency, Republicans, Reserve
Locations:
Midland , Texas, Florida, Texas, Colorado, California