The Biden administration announced that it will pause the permitting of new liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facilities and establish a process to review whether such projects are in the public interest of Americans. This decision “is the right call,” says Manish Bapna, president of NRDC. “The administration needs to pause to get the facts.” Allies from key countries around the world—from Europe to Asia—came out resoundingly in support of that decision.
More than 65 lawmakers and more than 100 organizations from Europe and the Asia Pacific welcomed the decision in their respective letters to President Biden. This was joined by individual leaders from those regions expressing their support for the announcement.
European support
Sixty-seven members of the European Parliament and European national parliaments called for a pause on LNG export approvals, noting…