British newspaper The Guardian interviewed to environmental experts about the decision to United States of America about the European energy matrix.
The movement involves decisions European Union increase imports of liquefied natural gas from United States of America, in an effort to be less dependent on Russian hydrocarbons. This, for those in the know, could mean “doom” for the climate crisis.
As you know, a few days ago, the European Union and EE. Act. They reached an agreement that by 2022 the North American country would provide an additional 15,000 million cubic meters of gas to Europe.
“This represents about a tenth of the gas currently obtained by the community block from Russia, which supplies 40% of the total hydrocarbons consumed by the region. But US gas imports will increase even more, as the European Union intends to receive up to 50,000 million cubic meters per year EE. Act. and other producing countries, contribute Rt.
However, in the British media, environmental groups reacted warily to the deal. According to them, the decision could set the stage for a long-term increase in gas use, when the world must take steps to eliminate fossil fuels to avoid “climate change disaster“.
In this regard, says Kelly Sheehan, head of energy campaigns at the US organization Sierra Club: “We must make a rapid transition to affordable clean energy, without doubling down on fossil fuels. Reducing dependence on fossil fuels is the only way to stop vulnerability to greedy industrial desires and geopolitics”.
According to The Guardian, EE. Act. it has become a major exporter of energy, with ‘fracking’ technology thus trading its huge gas reserves.
Once frozen, liquefied natural gas is loaded onto ships and exported to the world. Thus the US has sold almost its maximum gas production capacity.
Sheehan continued: “Allowing expansion of new facilities and expansion of gas export capabilities will reinforce dependence on volatile and risky fossil fuels for decades to come, wreaking havoc on our climate and communities along the Gulf Coast of Mexico, which are already overloaded.”
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