Post #3606708
2026-07-05 13:23 UTC
That is especially true for US LNG production. It takes A LOT of energy to compress, cool and liquefy natural gas. That consumes >10% of the feed gas, meaning the impact of any upstream leaks are magnified. Significant additional leaks happen on the ships carrying that LNG to foreign markets.
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@SeanCasten@mastodon.social 2026-07-05 13:26
If you want to dive into the math, I’d recommend Jeremy Symons’ work. The TL;DR is that US LNG is ~33% worse than coal. IOW, if you care about global warming and the choice is between a Polish power plant running on domestic coal or US LNG, choose the former. https://www.symonspa.com/post/lng-spreadsheet-tool-lngst