DOE Studies: Behind the Scenes Research (PDF copy UPDATED 4/8/24) - Google Docs

DOE Studies: Behind the Scenes Research (PDF copy UPDATED 4/8/24) - Google Docs A NALYSIS Department of Energy used gas industry insiders and consultants to build the case for soaring LNG exports Overview For roughly the past decade, in the absence of a specifically articulated policy for reviewing liquefied natural gas (LNG) export applications, the Department of Energy (DOE) has adopted a de fac. [...] The economic studies have been challenged by advocacy organizations for using unrealistically high gas demand projections , failing to a ccount for the projected benefits of climate policy , and concluding that the burden of higher energy costs for U. [...] The Biden Administration’s LNG pause indicates a new understanding that the past system was inadequate, and now is the time for DOE to close the door on t hese outdated studies. [...] exports, the greater the benefits from natural gas production.” ● Montgomery, the 2012 project lead and author on NERA’s three LNG studies, and Paul Bernstein, another prominent author on the studies, have been called the oil & gas i ndustries “go-to” economists by Benjamin Franta , an expert in oil & gas industry disinformation and climate delay. [...] Conference of P arties in Kyoto, and in 1998 against the Kyoto Protocol’s implementation.” ○ Montgomery, Bernstein, and two of their three co-authors on the 2018 study also jointly authored the 2017 NERA report that Trump used to justify exiting the Paris Agreement.