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DOE Energy Office Bars Use of 'Climate Change' and Other Key Terms in Communications

The directive orders EERE staff to use language consistent with White House priorities in all internal and public materials.

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DOE Employees Told to Avoid Words Like ‘Climate Change’ and ‘Clean Energy,’ Internal Email Shows
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Overview

  • An email from acting external affairs director Rachel Overbey instructed the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy to follow a new list of words to avoid.
  • The list includes climate change, green, decarbonization, energy transition, sustainability, sustainable, subsidies, tax breaks, tax credits, carbon footprint, and emissions.
  • The guidance applies to public-facing and internal communications, covering requests for information, funding opportunities, reports, and briefings.
  • POLITICO obtained and reported the memo, and TechCrunch cited the document and expanded on its contents.
  • POLITICO noted the restricted terms are central to EERE’s mission as the government’s largest investor in technologies that reduce heat-trapping emissions, framing the move as part of ongoing administration efforts to downplay climate change.