Biden hits pause on natural gas projects amid plans for carbon ‘mega bombs’
by Oliver Milman from Environment | The Guardian on (#6J557)
Pause on pending export permits is hailed by environmental groups, and could imperil projects along Gulf of Mexico coast
Joe Biden's administration has hit the brakes on the US's surging exports of gas, effectively pausing a string of planned projects that have been decried by environmentalists as carbon mega bombs" that risk pushing the world further towards climate breakdown.
On Friday, the White House announced that it was pausing all pending export permits for liquified natural gas (LNG) until the Department of Energy could come up with an updated criteria for approvals that consider the impact of climate change.
Continue reading...