BAKU, Azerbaijan — Republican lawmakers on Saturday foreshadowed America’s global climate message for the world under President-elect Donald Trump: Buy more U.S. natural gas.
The assertions by five GOP Congress members at the COP29 climate talks contrasted sharply with global pledges to phase down fossil fuels, an overriding theme of the international summit.
“American natural gas has helped us reduce emissions more than any other nation, and we have the capacity to continue helping our allies reduce their emissions by exporting clean, reliable sources like LNG and nuclear,” Texas Rep. August Pfluger told reporters Saturday.
The visit by Republican members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee came as Biden administration officials and allies sought to assure other nations that U.S. climate action will continue at the state level and in corporate boardrooms.
