{"id":2222227,"date":"2024-04-16T11:41:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T15:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-study-casts-doubt-on-climate-basis-for-biden-lng-pause\/"},"modified":"2024-04-16T11:46:53","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T15:46:53","slug":"new-study-casts-doubt-on-climate-basis-for-biden-lng-pause","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-study-casts-doubt-on-climate-basis-for-biden-lng-pause\/","title":{"rendered":"Recent research questions the climate justification for Biden&#8217;s LNG pause"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnew-study-casts-doubt-on-climate-basis-for-biden-lng-pause%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2222227&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The text discusses\u2063 a new \u2063report \u2063revealing that U.S.\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">liquefied natural gas<\/a> (LNG) is cleaner than many European fuel \u2062alternatives.\u2062 This challenges the basis of liberal Democrats&#8217; \u200dopposition to new LNG export \u200cterminals. The Biden \u200dadministration&#8217;s\u200d pause on approvals for such terminals\u2064 has \u200csparked concerns about global energy \u2062security and geopolitical \u200cimplications. The text highlights a recent study indicating that \u200cU.S. liquefied natural gas \u200b(LNG) is cleaner than several European fuel options. This challenges the rationale behind liberal Democrats&#8217; resistance to new LNG <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stop-letting-environmental-groups-funded-by-russia-dictate-americas-energy-policy\/\" title=\"Stop Letting Environmental Groups Funded By Russia Dictate America\u2019s Energy Policy\">export terminals<\/a>. \u200dConcerns arise\u2064 over global energy \u200dsecurity and geopolitical consequences due to the Biden administration&#8217;s temporary halt on terminal \u2064approvals.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Reporter\u2019s Notebook: Why are Democrats starting to focus on liquefied natural gas?\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LjM7RUP4zS8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Liquefied <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/natural-gas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"natural gas\">natural gas<\/a> exported from the United States is significantly cleaner than most of the alternative fuels available in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/europe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Europe\">Europe<\/a>, a new report found, a finding that challenges the basis for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2819642\/biden-administration-pauses-new-us-lng-exports-amid-mounting-political-pressure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>liberal Democrats\u2019 opposition<\/a> to new export terminals for LNG.<\/p>\n<p>The new study has particular significance in light of the Biden administration\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2819642\/biden-administration-pauses-new-us-lng-exports-amid-mounting-political-pressure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>pause on approvals <\/a>of new LNG export terminals earlier this year to consider the effects of new facilities on the climate. That decision has sparked intense backlash from industry groups and Republicans in Congress, who argued the pause could risk global energy security and risk driving allies into the hands of Russia and other adversaries. <\/p>\n<p>The report, conducted by Berkeley Research Group and commissioned by the U.S. trade group LNG Allies, found that the average emissions intensity of U.S. LNG exports to Europe is 53% lower than emissions from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-pledges-to-increase-pollution-for-another-decade\/\" title=\"China \u2018Pledges\u2019 to Increase Pollution for Another Decade\">coal-fired power plants<\/a> within the bloc and 8% lower than emissions from total piped gas imports to the bloc.<\/p>\n<p>U.S.\u00a0LNG greenhouse gas emissions had a 29% and 19% lower emissions profile compared to piped gas supplies from Russia and Algeria, respectively. <\/p>\n<p>U.S. LNG emissions were higher than piped gas emissions from Norway and Azerbaijan, however \u2014 at 35% and 4%, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>The report, based on more than two years of research, is the most comprehensive study to date comparing lifecycle emissions from U.S. LNG to other fossil fuel emissions. <\/p>\n<p>The U.S. has seven active LNG export terminals, and the country is in the process of building five additional facilities with a baseload export capacity of more than 70 million tons per year.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. has also risen to become a key supplier of LNG to allies in Asia and the European Union, especially following Russia\u2019s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine \u2014 prompting concerns about supply security as a result of the pause, which Republicans have characterized as benefiting adversaries such as Russian President Vladimir Putin.<\/p>\n<p>Climate groups and some Democrats in Congress had pressed the Biden administration to halt new U.S. LNG exports due primarily to a feared increase in methane emissions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>In November, a group of 60 lawmakers led by Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/23.11.14-DOE-LNG-Letter.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>urged<\/a> the Department of Energy to update how it determines whether LNG export projects are in the \u201cpublic interest,\u201d voicing concerns that the current method of approval \u201cdoes not fully or accurately consider how LNG exports negatively impact the climate, environmental justice communities, or increase domestic energy prices.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A recent report revealed that U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) is cleaner than many European fuel options. This challenges the rationale behind liberal Democrats&#8217; stance on new LNG export terminals. 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