In what it calls 'one of the most blatant examples of the 'shock doctrine,'' a new Greenpeace report released today reveals how the gas industry took advantage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine to lock Europe and the U.S. into building new liquefied natural gas infrastructure that threatens the well-being of both frontline communities and the entire planet. Projects approved in the U.S.
Afterwards, the number of tweets on the theme skyrocketed by more than ten times. In the lead up to RePowerEU, one of these groups–Gas Infrastructure Europe –lobbied policy makers for more LNG projects and argued that their focus should be less on 2050 climate targets and more on the immediate crisis. 'The extreme energy prices of last year, and the current threats to security of supply require a focus on the shorter term,' the group said.