{"id":2977,"date":"2025-07-10T02:41:06","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T06:41:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vr-news.net\/2025\/07\/new-analysis-of-five-major-u-s-lng-export-projects-finds-every-one-fails-the-climate-test\/"},"modified":"2025-07-10T02:41:06","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T06:41:06","slug":"new-analysis-of-five-major-u-s-lng-export-projects-finds-every-one-fails-the-climate-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vr-news.net\/?p=2977","title":{"rendered":"New Analysis of Five Major U.S. LNG Export Projects Finds Every One Fails the \u201cClimate Test\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cFailing the \u2018Climate Test\u2019: LNG Projects Awaiting Final Investment Decision Do Not Stand Up to U.S. Government Analysis\u201d<\/a> shows that U.S. LNG exports displace renewable energy and drive up emissions \u2013 making them incompatible with a habitable climate. <\/em> <\/strong><\/p>\n

As the Trump administration barrels forward with its pro-fossil fuel agenda, and European and Asian governments and financial institutions debate whether to increase investments in U.S. liquified natural gas (LNG) projects, a report published today<\/a> by Greenpeace USA, Earthworks, and Oil Change International highlights the climate threats and financial risks posed by five major new liquefied gas export projects proposed for the US Gulf Coast, all but one of them still awaiting a final investment decision. <\/p>\n

\u201cWhat we found was crystal clear \u2013 any further investment in LNG is not compatible with a livable climate,\u201d says Andres Chang, Senior Research Specialist at Greenpeace USA and lead author of the report. \u201cThe massive growth in infrastructure along the Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast has already created significant public health and ecosystem impacts, threatening entire coastal communities. But it doesn\u2019t stop there. This report shows that if built, these projects would put global climate goals even further out of reach.\u201d <\/p>\n

The report analyzes five major U.S. LNG projects \u2013 Venture Global CP2, Cameron LNG Phase II, Sabine Pass Stage V, Cheniere Corpus Christi LNG Midscale 8-9, and Freeport LNG Expansion \u2013 and finds that each and every one fails a \u201cclimate test\u201d derived from models in the DOE\u2019s 2024 LNG Export public interest studies<\/a>. Contrary to industry claims, the report shows that decreasing methane venting and leaking during gas drilling, transportation, and liquefaction is not enough to make these projects \u201cclimate neutral.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cFocusing the Department of Energy\u2019s model on individual US LNG terminals that are yet to be built, we found that they all result in increased greenhouse gas emissions because they pollute the climate, displace renewable energy, and drive up gas demand,\u201d says Lorne Stockman, Oil Change International Research Director and report co-author. \u201cIt is very clear that governments, investors, and insurers must stop supporting the reckless LNG buildout now and instead invest in a rapid and just transition to renewable energy that will protect our communities from toxic pollution and climate-fueled superstorms.\u201d <\/p>\n

Future administrations could revoke export authorizations that were rubber-stamped under Trump based on their failure to pass the DOE \u201cclimate test,\u201d which introduces a new layer of uncertainty to these already-risky projects. This report adds to a rapidly growing body of evidence that financing U.S. LNG is not a sound decision for insurers, investors, or purchasers \u2013 something the EU and America\u2019s Asian allies must keep in mind as President Trump pressures them to increase their imports of U.S. LNG under threat of sweeping tariffs.<\/a> \u201cCountries with climate commitments, such as those in the EU, should be very wary of the climate cost of importing US LNG,\u201d says Dr. Dakota Raynes, Senior Manager of Research, Policy, and Data at Earthworks and report co-author.<\/p>\n

\u201cFossil fuel dependency has long externalized its true costs, forcing communities to bear the burden of pollution, sickness, and economic instability,\u201d says James Hiatt, founder and director of For a Better Bayou. \u201cFor decades the oil and gas industry has known about the devastating health and climate impacts of its operations, yet it continues to expand, backed by billions in private and public financing. These harms are not isolated \u2013 they\u2019re systemic, and they threaten all of us. This report is a call to conscience. It\u2019s time we stop propping up deadly false solutions and start investing in a transition to energy systems that sustain life, not sacrifice it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cFailing the \u2018Climate Test\u2019: LNG Projects Awaiting Final Investment Decision Do Not Stand Up to U.S. Government Analysis\u201d shows that U.S. LNG exports displace renewable energy and drive up emissions \u2013 making them incompatible with a habitable climate. As the Trump administration barrels forward with its pro-fossil fuel agenda, and European and Asian governments and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"registered_only","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[742],"class_list":["post-2977","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ciencia-y-tecnologia","tag-vr-news-net"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vr-news.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2977","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vr-news.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vr-news.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vr-news.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vr-news.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2977"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vr-news.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2977\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vr-news.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2977"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vr-news.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2977"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vr-news.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2977"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}