Switching from oil to LNG is the equivalent of shifting deck chairs on the Titanic.  The scientific consensus is clear: the world has a “budget” of less than 900 gigatonnes of CO2 that it can emit if we are to stay below the catastrophic point where average global temperatures are 2 degrees warmer than pre-industrial times.  The planet is currently emitting more than 30 gigatonnes per year.  So in 30 years we’re toast.  But even that number doesn’t tell the full story: because emissions from developing countries like India are rising as they race to catch up to our standard of living, and because existing warming is triggering new CO2 and methane emissions from the permafrost, the USA has less than 20 years to drastically reduce its energy-related CO2 emissions to do its part to save the planet.  We don’t have a 20 year bridge.  Every single dollar invested in energy has to be invested in systems to permanently and immediately end our use of fossil fuels.