New Biden administration climate envoy John Podesta, who reportedly played a major role in the decision to pause exports of U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG), is the brother of powerful lobbyist Tony Podesta, whose clients include foreign energy companies who could reap the benefits from losing a major source of competition, according to a new report.
The pause comes after left-leaning charities funded by deep-pocketed donors such as the Rockefeller brothers and Michael Bloomberg spent millions on groups that lobbied the administration, and sources told The Washington Free Beacon that John Podesta had played a large part in bringing about the new policy.
Podesta replaced former climate envoy John Kerry, who stepped down in January to participate in President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign.
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