In part 3, we travel to Japan—the world’s largest importer of LNG for half a century, with global ambitions for expanding the use of this fossil fuel.
In our reporting, we’ve been hearing a lot about this playbook Japan and the global gas industry are using to sell LNG to the world. Right now, LNG is in its golden age – times are good, and profits are high. And Japan’s big bet is that these good times will keep rolling. That more and more of the world will get hooked on LNG. But at the same time, renewables are cheaper than ever, and pressure to stop the use of fossil fuels is growing.
In this final episode of the series, we discover even Japan isn’t the final destination for most of the LNG it imports from the Gulf Coast. The gas industry is making a huge, risky gamble in the name of energy security and economic development that could cement the world’s addiction to fossil fuels. And this whole global gas expansion hinges on the Gulf Coast.
“All Gassed Up” is a special 3-part series from Sea Change. This special series is part of the Pulitzer Center’s nationwide Connected Coastlines reporting initiative. For more information, go to pulitzercenter.org/connected-coastlines.
This episode was hosted, reported, and produced by Carlyle Calhoun and Halle Parker. It was edited by Morgan Springer, Rosemary Westwood, and Eve Abrams. Additional help was provided by Ryan Vasquez and Eva Tesfaye. The episode was fact-checked by Garrett Hazelwood. Our sound designer is Emily Jankowski. Our theme music is by Jon Batiste.
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