Memos & Research

MEMO: LNG is not a “clean” fuel: Exposing the massive climate impacts of fossil gas exports

Jun 12, 2023

To: Interested Parties

From: Sara Chieffo, Vice President of Government Affairs

Date: June 12, 2023 

Re:  LNG in not a “clean” fuel: Exposing the massive climate impacts of fossil gas exports

Tomorrow, Tuesday, June 13, 2023, at 10 a.m. (EDT) the future of Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) will be discussed in light of FERC’s authority and recent approvals of new LNG infrastructure at a hearing held by the Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and Grid Security of the Committee on Energy and Commerce entitled “Oversight of FERC: Adhering to a Mission of Affordable and Reliable Energy for America.” 

Last month, Senator Merkley, Representatives Huffman, Barragan, Grijalva, and 40 other members of Congress sent a letter to the Council on Environmental Quality’s Chair Brenda Mallory opposing the continued expansion of LNG infrastructure and capacity. Read the letter here

Check out our last fact sheet: Mythbusting the Impacts of Liquefied Natural Gas Exports on Communities, Consumers and the Climate.

Learn more about LNG’s impacts:  Liquefied natural gas is not a “clean” fuel: Exposing the massive climate impacts of fossil gas exports.

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