September 26, 2024 Sen Markey and Senate Climate Change Task Force Sen Markey and Senate Climate Change Task Force Senator Markey with members of the Senate Climate Change Task Force (SCCTF) and House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) alongside experts discussing LNG exports Washington (September 26, 2024) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), co-chair of the Senate Climate Change Task Force and chair of the Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate and Nuclear Safety, yesterday held a bicameral meeting between the Senate Climate Change Task Force and the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) titled “Liquefied Fossil Gas (LNG): International and Domestic Impacts of the Rapid Rise in U.S. Exports.” In attendance were Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), co-chair of the Senate Climate Change Task Force, Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), and several members of SEEC. During the educational meeting, Senator Markey spoke with experts on the current international market for LNG, as well as impacts on domestic consumers and communities. Witnesses came from Europe, Asia, the Gulf Coast, and elsewhere to share firsthand impacts of LNG exports at home and abroad, and discuss how the majority of LNG is currently sold as a speculative investment to the Big Oil companies themselves – not for the energy security of our allies. They also discussed new research on LNG’s harmful climate impacts, and the devastating impacts of this infrastructure to public health and marine life. “The United States is the world’s largest gas producer and largest LNG exporter – and growing. While the fossil fuel industry claims LNG exports are necessary for our international allies, I released a letter earlier this week with more than 100 international lawmakers, who collectively made the opposite case. Big Oil’s lies have kept us exporting fossil fuels to keep up with […]
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