Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said the Biden administration will hit a self-imposed deadline to release its long-awaited study on liquefied natural gas exports this year before turning the reins over to President-elect Donald Trump.
Granholm, speaking Friday at the U.N. climate summit in Azerbaijan, said her department is committed to finishing its review of the economic, climate and national security impacts of LNG exports by year’s end, telling reporters the study will “speak for itself.” Trump has pushed for a resumption of gas export approvals, which were halted under President Joe Biden.
“Obviously, we won’t be there to implement based upon the study, so we’ll have to see how it’s viewed by the next administration,” Granholm said when asked how the analyses DOE is preparing fit into a Biden administration push to lock in cleaner energy sources.
The study on LNG could be issued soon because DOE has previously said there will be a 60-day comment period on the analyses, with an announcement in the Federal Register to include instructions on how to submit comments. There are less than 70 days until Jan. 20, when Trump will be inaugurated a second time.
