At President Trump’s April 8 coal-themed White House event, a video circulated by the administration featured hard-hatted men in reflective clothing praising the president’s new energy executive orders and tariffs.

We’re bringing back an industry that was abandoned,” Trump said today at the White House, lauding “beautiful clean coal.” Trump’s push is bolstered by fears the country could run out of power to run artificial intelligence data centers,

President Trump signed executive orders to bolster coal production with the White House claiming it as part of an effort to meet the energy-intensive needs of artificial intelligence data centers. NBC News' Chase Cain looks at the environmental impact of the executive orders and the cost of various types of electricity production.

Energy Secretary Chris Wright acknowledged during his confirmation hearing in January that the burning of fossil fuels — coal, oil and natural gas — causes climate change. That’s because the combustion of fossil fuels is drastically increasing the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, warming the planet.

The moves include loosening environmental rules, but it is unclear how much they can help reverse the sharp decline in coal power over the last two decades.

The president directed agencies to boost coal leasing, mining and exports. But these steps are unlikely to usher in a coal renaissance.