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Can liquefied natural gas actually help climate efforts? (Episode 10)

Can liquefied natural gas actually help climate efforts? (Episode 10)

Update: 2025-02-18
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The United States has become the world’s biggest exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports, a trend certain to continue under President Donald Trump, but will this surge hurt or help the cause of climate change? Renowned energy expert and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Daniel Yergin (S&P Global) joins to discuss the future of  LNG exports and how LNG could play a useful role in the green transition.

This podcast is produced by the Peterson Institute for International Economics.

Music by Baegel/When I Hop/Courtesy of Epidemic Sound.

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Can liquefied natural gas actually help climate efforts? (Episode 10)

Can liquefied natural gas actually help climate efforts? (Episode 10)

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