"As the effects of climate change intensify, it has become standard practice for major corporations to pledge their support for environmental sustainability. This is as it should be, because genuine corporate engagement is essential to the success of our collective response and it makes good business sense. Sempra, one of California's largest public utilities, is no exception, with commitments to reduce present and future greenhouse gas emissions and protect and preserve biodiversity."
"Decades ago, citing its exceptional diversity of marine life, legendary ocean explorer Jacques Cousteau nicknamed the gulf the Aquarium of the World. Confirming its global importance, UNESCO designated its islands and protected areas a World Heritage Site. Today, incredibly, this natural gem lies directly in the bull's-eye of U.S. fossil fuel companies and their financial allies as an industrial sacrifice zone for the production and transport to Asia of liquefied natural gas."
Sempra, one of California's largest public utilities, has commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect biodiversity. Sempra is promoting Vista Pacifico LNG, one of three major terminals proposed on the eastern shore of the Gulf of California. The project would liquify 200 billion cubic feet per year of natural gas piped from West Texas for export to Asia. The Gulf of California hosts exceptional marine biodiversity, nicknamed the Aquarium of the World by Jacques Cousteau, and includes UNESCO-designated islands and protected areas. Conservation experts urged the U.S. and Mexico to prohibit LNG industrialization to protect biodiversity and Indigenous communities, a prohibition that the project would contravene.
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