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CP2 LNG export facility emissions would be 20 times the Willow project

Bill McKibben · LNG exports: America’s hidden ‘climate bomb’ · Dec 18, 2023 · at 20:08

Author and climate activist Bill McKibben compares the projected emissions scale of Venture Global's CP2 LNG terminal in Louisiana to ConocoPhillips' Willow oil project in Alaska.

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“The greenhouse gas emissions associated with CP-II would be 20 times that of the Willow oil complex.”

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The claim, plainly

Greenhouse gas emissions associated with the Calcasieu Pass 2 (CP2) LNG export facility would be 20 times greater than those from the Willow oil project.

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Assessment

The claim accurately reflects the ratio between the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions of the CP2 LNG project and the Willow oil project based on federal environmental impact assessments and lifecycle analyses published prior to December 2023. The Bureau of Land Management's February 2023 Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the Willow project calculated total lifecycle emissions of 278 to 287 million metric tons of CO2 equivalent (MMT CO2e) over 30 years, or approximately 9.2 MMT CO2e annually. In contrast, full lifecycle emissions for Venture Global's CP2 terminal (including upstream extraction, liquefaction, transport, and downstream combustion) are calculated at 190 to 197.3 MMT CO2e per year (approximately 5.7 to 5.9 billion metric tons over 30 years). Dividing CP2's lifecycle emissions by Willow's yields a factor of roughly 20.6 to 21.4 times, directly supporting McKibben's figure of 20 times, which was also formally cited in December 2023 petitions and scientist letters to the Department of Energy.

BLM's February 2023 Final SEIS established Willow's lifecycle emissions at ~9.2 MMT CO2e per year (~278-287 MMT CO2e over 30 years).
Lifecycle analyses of CP2 (accounting for upstream production, transport, liquefaction, shipping, and combustion) calculate annual emissions at ~190 to 197.3 MMT CO2e per year.
The resulting ratio of CP2 to Willow lifecycle emissions is ~20.6x to 21.4x, corroborating the 20x figure cited by McKibben, 230+ environmental organizations, and 170 climate scientists in December 2023 federal filings.

Checked against

[1] symonspa.com [2] theguardian.com [3] evergreenaction.com [4] wikipedia.org [5] foodandwaterwatch.org [6] ferc.gov [7] sierraclub.org [8] nrdc.org

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