Mr. Bledsoe says the United States should move quickly on request by European countries to import natural gas from the US. And he says the US should help Europe develop its own sources of natural gas from shale gas.
What were really calling for is a joint US-EU plan on natural gas, to diversify the sources of gas for Europe, to reduce long-term prices, to cut emissions and cut dependence on Russia. Theres a tremendous opportunity here.
Steve LeVine is a professor at Georgetown University in Washington and a fellow at the New America Foundation. He writes about energy for the website Quartz. He says it will be good for both Europe and the United States when Europe reduces its dependence on Russia.
The impact of putting ) all this gas, and the signal that its sending, is going to be to increase U.S. influence in the world, geopolitical influence from this natural gas.
Professor LeVine says Russian President Vladimir Putin will then have to sell natural gas to China which will demand a lower price.
Im Jonathan Evans.
Action on Climate Change Cannot Wait
A United Nations report says countries should act faster to control the effects of climate change. It says we should change from burning fossil fuels like coal to cleaner energy sources.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, or IPCC, released the report this week after a meeting of scientists and representatives of governments. This follows the recent release of two other IPCC reports on climate change.
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