Lifecycle GHG emissions of U.S. LNG exports

A new study just published says that shifting from U.S. LNG to coal increases GHG emissions by 47.7% to 85.9%. Without US LNG exported abroad, that energy would be replaced with 54% coal, 34% fuel oil, 16% domestic natural gas, and 7.8% renewable sources. Among the 11 Sensitivity Cases, the net GHG reductions from US LNG ranged from 32.1 to […]