Today, the Progressive Policy Institute (PPI) released a new policy brief examining Europe’s energy supplies before and after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the role the U.S. has played in expanding exports to the EU in the wake of the war. The policy brief is titled “Russian Shutoffs and American Exports: Explaining the European Natural Gas Shortage,” and is authored by Elan Sykes, Energy Policy Analyst at the Progressive Policy Institute.
“The United States is uniquely positioned to help our allies in Europe whether the energy crisis caused by Putin’s war, and one tool we have is ramping up exports of LNG during the EU’s time of great need. We can’t stand idle as Europe considers burning more coal to get through the winter,” said policy brief author Elan Sykes.
As outlined in the brief, U.S. Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) exports increased by nearly three times from January to August in 2022, compared to the same period in 2021. Policy brief author Elan Sykes argues the U.S. should continue to boost exports of LNG to Europe to avoid a forced transition to dirtier energy sources like coal — or even more painful energy shortages, factory shutdowns, and skyrocketing household energy costs. He also urges the U.S., the EU, and other allies with ambitious climate agendas to seize on the crisis as an opportunity to expand and speed up deployment of clean energy and energy efficiency technologies to the greatest extent possible.
Read and download the policy brief here:
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