EMP S2E14: NGSA's Dena Wiggins discusses the role of natural gas in the clean energy transition and the infrastructure challenges both traditional and renewable energy producers face in meeting decarbonization goals

Dena Wiggins, president and CEO of the Natural Gas Supply Association, which includes the Center for LNG, urges policymakers to recognize that "markets are working" and rejects export bans and price controls as an answer to the energy crunch consumers face today. "Markets do work," Wiggins says. "We really believe in the operation of a market. And rather than having a regulator or a commissioner or policymaker pick winners and losers, we think that a price on carbon would give the right incentive" for investment necessary for the transition to a clean energy future.

Wiggins calls for greater support from the Biden Administration and FERC for natural gas infrastructure development, and rejects the idea that development of infrastructure for natural gas, a fossil fuel, should be discouraged. "We have long been in favor of a cleaner energy future, supporting a cleaner energy future, and we think natural gas is an important part of that," Wiggins says. 

The NGSA chief and energy lawyer offers her first impressions on the landmark Supreme Court decision in West Virginia et al. v. EPA, which she calls "one of the blockbuster opinions from this term in the court."