Wright, 60, was approved 15-5 in the Energy and Natural Resources Committee.

“He’s a scientist who has invested his life around energy. He is indeed an unrestrained enthusiast for fossil fuels in almost every regard, but he studied nuclear,” John Hickenlooper, a Democrat, said about the fellow Colorado resident during his confirmation hearing. “His first years of working were in solar. He has experience in wind.”

Nine of the 22 Cabinet nominees have been confirmed.

He will be tasked with fulfilling Trump’s policy of “Drill baby drill.” Previously confirmed were heads of agencies dealing with natural resources: the Interior Department and the Environmental Protection Agency.

Unlike other Republicans, including Trump, he is not a climate change denier.

During the hearing he said it is “a global issue, it is a real issue, it is a challenging issue.”

The Energy Department oversees energy research and loans, as well as the nation’s nuclear weapons arsenal.

Lena Moffitt, executive director of climate advocacy group Evergreen Action, blasted his nomination.

“No Democrat should have voted to confirm a wealthy fossil fuel executive who claims ‘there’s no clean energy’ and whose only qualifications appear to be writing big checks to Trump’s campaign,” Moffitt said.

Wright noted his support from nuclear, geothermal, solar, transmission and energy storage technologies.

“There isn’t dirty energy and clean energy – all energies are different, and they have different tradeoffs,” Wright told the committee.