It's the Brian Larra Show on WNYC.

Good morning again everyone.

And now we turn to our climate story of the week,

which we do every Tuesday on the show.

On Friday, the Biden administration

paused a decision on whether or not to approve what would be the largest

natural gas export terminal in the United States.

Instead, it has directed the Energy Department to evaluate the project's impact on climate change.

First, the proposed terminal called Calcashu Pass 2 or CP2 is being planned for the Louisiana coastline.

If approved, it would involve bringing gas extracted via fracking through a new pipeline.

At the terminal, the gas would be condensed into liquid, chilled, and sent to markets around the world.

Now, climate activists are referring to the terminal as a carbon mega bomb.

The Guardian reports it would ship up to 24 million tons of liquefied natural gas or LNG

each year once built.

The department has never before rejected a proposed natural gas

project on these grounds and there are 16 other proposed terminals which might

face the same fate.

So this policy decision, one way or another,

is a very big deal.

And in fact, for a country, the United States,

which is now the largest liquid natural gas exporter in the world. Climate activists are lauding

the Biden administration's new position as victory. Others see it as Biden's way to appease climate activists while not really changing that much.

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