Boom in American Liquefied Natural Gas Is Shaking Up the Energy World<br />Jason Bordoff said that Forcing Russia to compete in a more competitive gas market in Europe<br />and giving European consumers alternative sources of supply significantly weakens Russia’s geopolitical influence in Europe,<br />Tim Gould said that In many cases the increased use of gas, particularly in some of the importing markets in Asia,<br />has the potential to displace coal, so it can play a very positive role in mitigating the growth of emissions,<br />Maarten Wetselaar said that In the near term, gas will replace coal, in the medium term it will partner with renewables,<br />16, 2017<br />HOUSTON — A shale gas drilling boom over the last decade has propelled the United States from energy importer to exporter,<br />taking the country a giant leap toward the goal of energy independence declared by presidents for half a century.<br />is going to completely upset the apple cart of world energy politics and the global competition of fuels<br />that is still hard for people to comprehend," said Amy Myers Jaffe, an energy security expert at the Council on Foreign Relations.<br />Energy experts are predicting that the transformation will weaken Russia’s dominance over European power markets, help clean the air in cities across China<br />and India by replacing the burning of coal and eventually provide cheaper and cleaner fuel to African villages.
