The science is clear that in order to avoid the worst of the climate crisis we need to stop the expansion of fossil fuels immediately. That includes gas.
Every step of the way — from extraction by fracking, to transport by pipeline, to energy-intensive liquefaction — LNG projects release significant amounts of methane, a greenhouse gas more than 80 times more powerful than carbon dioxide over a 20-year timeframe, and a major contributor to the climate crisis.
According to our research, proposed and existing LNG terminals would emit more than 3 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent each year if built, equivalent to 792 coal plants or 734 million gasoline-powered cars.
A rigorously peer-reviewed study by Dr. Robert Howarth reveals that the greenhouse gas footprint for LNG is 33% greater than for coal. This finding is in direct and stark contrast to a key talking point peddled by the industry.
Liquefied Natural Gas in Alaska
AKLNG is a boondoggle pipeline project that would stretch 800+ miles from the North Slope down to Nikiski, AK. It has been proposed in multiple iterations but always fails because it simply is not a feasible project. State (and now potentially federal) subsidies keep the Alaska Development Gasline Corporation (AGDC) for a year or two at a time but they never have any progress to show for it. Instead, we could be investing our precious state dollars in real energy solutions like renewable energy.
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Some important climate states about LNG:
We recently commissioned a report from an independent author to examine the financial reality of AKLNG. Here are some key takeaways:
For more than 15 years, the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation (AGDC) has spent nearly $500 million of Alaskans’ money and has NOTHING to show for it?
> No version of the North Slope gasline project is economically feasible.
> The instate-only version would not reach Southcentral Alaska in time to prevent a looming natural gas shortage.
> Renewable and stored energy projects offer viable alternatives to natural gas.
> North Slope gasline efforts have produced only failure and mounting costs. They should be abandoned now.
Read the full report below