The Biden administration argues that continuing to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) as the world's largest exporter would harm Americans, increase greenhouse gas emissions, and pollute communities. A study is expected to be released soon detailing these concerns.
The Biden administration contends that continuing to export liquefied natural gas as the world’s largest exporter would elevate costs for Americans, amplify greenhouse gas emissions and pollute vulnerable communities, according to a study slated for release in the coming days.
The Department of Energy divulged the findings of a long-awaited study on Tuesday, with Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm stating in a letter about the study that sustaining the pace of gas exports is “neither sustainable nor advisable.” The analysis, commissioned by President Joe Biden in January, examined the economic, national security and climate ramifications of approving natural gas export terminals, a move that encounters staunch opposition from the industry and Republican lawmakers. The White House proclaimed in January that it would defer deliberating whether to approve new natural gas export terminals in the U.S. but permitted previously authorized projects to proceed. The U.S. has rapidly ascended to become the world’s largest gas exporter after commencing to allow them in 2016. Russia’s intrusion into Ukraine, which disrupted oil and gas supplies and triggered severe price shocks, intensified the demand for the fuel and enabled American companies to fill the void as Europe disentangled itself from Russia’s supply. “We had the jump, obviously, with the invasion in Ukraine,” said Ed Hirs, an energy fellow at the University of Houston. “But that was just a reordering of supply contracts and trying, trying to get supplies across to Europe and we did that, and then the price returned to normal as production increased.” A judge temporarily halted the pause while a lawsuit from a coalition of Republican-led states navigates the nation’s courts, but the administration has been accused of effectively continuing it by delaying approvals of new permits. In the letter, Granholm stated U.S
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