Restarting US LNG Permitting Brings Geopolitical Benefits and the Potential for Climate Progress

Payne Institute Accelerated Methane Reduction Initiative Director Simon Lomax, Payne Deputy Director Greg Clough, and Director Morgan Bazilian write about how one of the first actions of the new Trump administration was ending a year-long moratorium on permitting new export terminals for U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG). The so-called “pause” on LNG approvals, imposed in the final year of the Biden administration, was hailed by anti-fossil fuel groups and condemned by U.S. energy producers.  February 10, 2025.