US EFFORTS to export America's liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Europe's to cut its reliance on Russian gas after the invasion of Ukraine are being delayed by global warming worries, Reuters reports.
Forty per cent of the natural gas used to heat European homes and generate electricity comes from Russia under current trade arrangements.
But the White House argued such exports would counter the administration's efforts to wean the us off fossil fuels to fight global warming, sources said.
Natural gas burns with much lower carbon emissions than coal or oil, but its drilling and extraction and transportation in pipelines results in the leakage of methane, the second biggest cause of climate change after carbon dioxide.
The US LNG industry has long claimed its fuel has less climate impact than Russian gas sent by leaky pipelines to Europe, but there's little hard data comparing the two.
The White House did not respond to inquiries about the change of plans. The US State Department and the US Department of Energy referred questions to the White House.
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Forty per cent of the natural gas used to heat European homes and generate electricity comes from Russia under current trade arrangements.
But the White House argued such exports would counter the administration's efforts to wean the us off fossil fuels to fight global warming, sources said.
Natural gas burns with much lower carbon emissions than coal or oil, but its drilling and extraction and transportation in pipelines results in the leakage of methane, the second biggest cause of climate change after carbon dioxide.
The US LNG industry has long claimed its fuel has less climate impact than Russian gas sent by leaky pipelines to Europe, but there's little hard data comparing the two.
The White House did not respond to inquiries about the change of plans. The US State Department and the US Department of Energy referred questions to the White House.
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