{"id":2927,"date":"2022-08-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-11T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www-prod.greenpeace.org\/usa\/campaign-updates\/2927\/report-cheniere-energys-cargo-emissions-tags-undercount-the-real-impact-of-american-gas-exports\/"},"modified":"2025-04-23T16:57:35","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T16:57:35","slug":"report-cheniere-energys-cargo-emissions-tags-undercount-the-real-impact-of-american-gas-exports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/usa\/report-cheniere-energys-cargo-emissions-tags-undercount-the-real-impact-of-american-gas-exports\/","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Cheniere Energy\u2019s Cargo Emissions Tags Undercount the Real Impact of American Gas Exports"},"content":{"rendered":"

The LNG Cargo tags, which Cheniere began issuing in June, are the gas industry\u2019s latest greenwashing scheme<\/span>
\nCheniere\u2019s lifecycle emissions tags appear to be pinned to a misleading methane analysis that undercounts leakage volumes.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Tankers in the Houston Ship Channel in La Porte, Texas.
\nThe Houston area has long been known as a major hub of the petrochemical and fossil fuel industry. As upstream profits in oil and gas production have declined, the fossil fuel industry has increasingly invested in petrochemical divisions as a potential bright spot, citing low price ethane feedstocks generated from the US fracking boom and increased demand for single-use plastics in the consumer goods sector.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The LNG Cargo tags, which Cheniere began issuing in June, are the gas industry\u2019s latest greenwashing scheme<\/p>\n

Cheniere\u2019s lifecycle emissions tags appear to be pinned to a misleading methane analysis that undercounts leakage volumes.<\/p>\n

\"Oil
Tankers in the Houston Ship Channel in La Porte, Texas.
\nThe Houston area has long been known as a major hub of the petrochemical and fossil fuel industry. As upstream profits in oil and gas production have declined, the fossil fuel industry has increasingly invested in petrochemical divisions as a potential bright spot, citing low price ethane feedstocks generated from the US fracking boom and increased demand for single-use plastics in the consumer goods sector.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Washington, DC\u2014As American gas producers work to cash in on Europe\u2019s energy crisis, they are seeking to greenwash U.S. gas exports using various methane gas \u201ccertification\u201d schemes. The latest example is Cheniere Energy\u2019s cargo emissions tags, which the company last week revealed it has started providing to its customers since June<\/a>. A new report released today by Oil Change International and Greenpeace USA finds that Cheniere\u2019s new lifecycle emissions tags appear to be pinned to a misleading methane emissions analysis that woefully undercounts actual leakage volumes.<\/b><\/p>\n

Despite a lack of transparency and oversight, foreign energy buyers like France\u2019s Engie<\/a> and ESG investors like Japan\u2019s SMBC<\/a> are already acting on the assumption that Cheniere is implementing an effective emissions program. This report demonstrates the infirmities associated with Cheniere\u2019s flawed methodology and its latest public relations campaign.<\/p>\n

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