Biden administration considers beefing up climate criteria for LNG project approvals
Biden administration considers beefing up climate criteria for LNG project approvals
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Biden administration considers beefing up climate criteria for LNG project approvals
Summary
The alleged move comes ahead of the next US presidential election this November. by: NGW
The US Biden administration is reevaluating the climate criteria it uses to determine whether to approve new LNG projects, Bloomberg and Politico reported on January 10, which could re...
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