The Biden administration pursued a mistaken policy on LNG exports
It will be reversed eventually, but not before the courts have had their say
“WE CAN NOW assess the future of natural gas exports based on the facts.” So declared Jennifer Granholm, America’s outgoing energy secretary, in a statement published on December 17th. It accompanied a research report from the Department of Energy (DoE) on the implications of increased exports of American liquefied natural gas (LNG). Despite her reassuring tone, this was a sharp-elbowed effort to place an obstacle in the way of the incoming Trump administration.
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