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But in 100 years, thats probably not that hard to do.
In the next 10, 20, or 30 years?
President Donald Trump (left) and former President Joe BidenMANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images; Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post/Getty Images
We just simply dont have a viable pathway.
The DOE report is a formal, public-interest assessment of the impacts of public interest in expanding LNG exports.
Because whats alreadybeenapproved is insane.
Were talking about the fourth wave of these things.
Part of what makes the study so groundbreaking is its methodology.
The agency had not looked at whether LNG exports compete with renewable energy.
This has been part of our critique of the DOE assessments for many years, Rosenbluth points out.
Slocum pointed to blind spots in the S&P Global report.
They reduce both our economic stability and our national security.
Theadditional authorized capacityincludes U.S. LNG export facilities in Americas neighboring countries, Mexico and Canada.
Another point of critique is the underestimation of methane emissions in the report.
Numerousanalysesshow that the official dataunderestimatesU.S.
oil and gas methane emissions.
But the DOE study did not address this.
And while the industry claims to be tackling methane leaks, Rosenbluth said, documentation is scarce and opaque.
The problem is likely worse than the study concludes, she adds.
