risk exposure: - The Insurers Secretly Backing the Methane Gas Boom in the US Gulf South

The following sections reveal which insurers are covering several methane terminals, as listed on the certificates of insurance for the projects, and discuss the impact the terminals have on the climate and local communities. [...] Unfortunately, requests can be and are ignored, placing the burden on the public to fight for information, and denying communities their right to know the names of the insurance companies putting their lives and livelihoods at risk. [...] *** On January 26th, 2024, the Biden administration announced a temporary halt on approvals of all new and expanding methane export terminals until the US Department of Energy updates its analysis of the projects to include the climate and community impacts. [...] Threats to Livelihoods and Ecosystems Methane expansion harms commercial fishermen, shrimpers, crabbers, and oyster harvesters because of tanker traffic and pollution and the related dredging throughout traditional fishing grounds.12 These same fisherfolk face the cumulative impacts of climate change, gas explosions, disasters, and oil and petrochemical expansion in the region. [...] On January 26th, 2024, the Biden administration announced a temporary halt on approvals of all new methane export terminals until the US Department of Energy updates its analysis of the terminals to include the climate and community impacts.