The impact of shale gas on global markets is likely to amplify its environmental benefits. U.S. shale gas development will not only hold down U.S. natural gas prices; its effects on prices will be global.
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Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan, Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, and Indonesia's Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka during the G20 Leaders' Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on November 22, 2025. (Getty Images)