President Trump’s efforts to expand European imports of American natural gas thus far have consisted of tweeting and jaw-boning, approaches notably ineffective with EU allies whom he has sometimes cast as “foes.” Yet US gas does have a real competitive advantage over Russian and other gas sources – far lower emissions of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas. Unfortunately, the Administration is undermining domestic regulations to limit these emissions, when it should undertake measures to increase this advantage and market US gas as the cleanest and most climate-friendly in the world.
