Biden Risks Undercutting Climate Goal With Wartime Gas Pivot
- Push for more LNG draws scorn from some environmentalists
- White House says emergency action doesn’t derail climate plans
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President Joe Biden’s plan to supplant Russian natural gas now going to Europe with supplies from the U.S. and elsewhere is drawing applause from the fossil-fuel industry but risks undermining his campaign to combat climate change.
Administration officials insist that emergency moves announced Friday won’t derail long-term climate goals. Yet it’s causing friction with environmentalists who see it as a betrayal.