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Expanding liquefied natural gas: A bad, short-sighted strategy | It undermines the world's climate and U.S. economic security (www.theclimatebrink.com)
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[–] MrMakabar@slrpnk.net 4 points 9 months ago

It is also a bad move for the EU, as it makes it dependent on the global price for LNG. The second largest exporter is Qatar and they are certainly up to no good. Also Australia the largest exporter has its problem, due to being half the world away and we can see the current problems in the Red Sea, which can make supply difficult for both of them.

The best solution is to lower fossil gas consumption so it is not needed.