Biden’s delay of ‘carbon bomb’ projects could be a big deal – but will it last?
by Oliver Milman from Environment | The Guardian on (#6J5F8)
Climate activists cheer decision to pause all pending liquified natural gas export licenses, but is it just a delay till after November elections?
Joe Biden has, at least for a while, defused a ticking carbon bomb. Climate activists and the fossil fuel industry are now left wondering how long it will last.
The decision on Friday by the Biden administration to pause all pending export licenses for liquified natural gas (LNG) to consider the climate impact of the projects has been hailed as a momentous shift in the status quo by those concerned by the unfolding climate crisis.
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