Climate crisis prompts Biden to halt new gas export facilities – By Agence France-Presse (Raw Story) / Jan 27, 2024
The United States, which ships more liquefied natural gas than any other country, is hitting pause on approving new export facilities, the Biden administration announced Friday in a step seen as vital to tackling the climate crisis.
It comes as President Joe Biden looks to shore up youth voters energized by environmental issues in a tough election rematch this year.
He will likely face Republican candidate Donald Trump, who calls human-caused global warming a “hoax” and has vowed to torpedo his Democratic opponent’s climate agenda.
“This pause on new LNG approvals sees the climate crisis for what it is: the existential threat of our time,” Biden said in a statement. “While MAGA Republicans willfully deny the urgency of the climate crisis, condemning the American people to a dangerous future, my Administration will not be complacent.”
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