More Than 230 Climate, Health and Environmental Justice Groups Urge Biden Administration To Reject CP2 LNG
CP2’s exports would result in massive climate harms at home and abroad
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Alexandria Trimble, atrimble@earthjustice.org
Today, 238 climate, environmental justice, public health, faith, and community organizations signed on to a letter urging President Biden and Energy Secretary Granholm to reject Calcasieu Pass 2 (CP2) Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) export license and update the Department of Energy’s (DOE) methods for evaluating the public interest in LNG exports.
Moneen Nasmith, senior attorney at Earthjustice, released the following statement in support of the letter:
“CP2 is the poster child for why DOE must significantly reform its flawed approach to LNG export applications. DOE’s assumption that all U.S. LNG exports displace dirtier fuels is not backed up by actual evidence. These exports lock international customers into long-term reliance on fossil fuels and displace smarter investments in clean energy like wind and solar.
“Approving CP2’s exports would result in massive climate harms at home and abroad and prevent the world from meeting key climate targets. We urge the Biden administration to back its climate and environmental justice commitments and immediately reform how it reviews LNG export applications, including the environment and community-destroying CP2 project.”
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