LNG in the global energy market, explained (Fatema Alhashemi, Brookings)

Energy markets are witnessing exciting, almost transformational times. At a Brookings Doha Center event on April 21, experts discussed the ongoing transformations in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) market. As Sultan Barakat, senior fellow and director of research at Brookings Doha, noted at the outset, the increasing availability and decreasing price of LNG is key to that transformation: it has allowed countries to diversify energy sources, meet demand spikes, and transition from outdated fuel sources to modern renewables. LNG is an important transition fuel that will facilitate a shift towards cleaner energy, but there is still some hesitancy on the consumption of natural gas (China, for one, is considering a return to coal).

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