Daily on Energy, presented by Bipartisan Policy Center: Former Trump adviser lobbies GOP to reduce emissions through trade policy Print this article Subscribe today to the Washington Examiner magazine and get Washington Briefing: politics and policy stories that will keep you up to date with what's going on in Washington. SUBSCRIBE NOW: Just $1.00 an issue! THE BANKS AGENDA: Former Trump administration international energy adviser George David Banks wants his party to pursue deeper global emissions reductions through trade policy. Banks, most recently the chief Republican strategist on the House Select Climate Crisis Committee, left his position last week to shape the GOP agenda from the outside working for three different think tanks.