The decision by President Joe Biden, announced as the 2024 presidential election year kicks off, aligns the Democratic president with environmentalists who fear the huge increase in exports of liquefied natural gas, or LNG, is locking in potentially catastrophic planet-warming emissions when Biden has pledged to cut climate pollution in half by 2030.
LNG is short for liquefied natural gas and occurs when gas is cooled to about 260 F (162 C), changing it into a liquid that can be stored and shipped safely aboard specially designed vessels to destinations around the globe.
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