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Fossil Fuels | Natural Gas
May 13, 2024
Natural Gas Ten Years Later – A Long Bridge to Clean Energy
Ten years after being famously called a “bridge to nowhere,” natural gas consumption is at an all time high as it continues to replace coal and balance the grid.
The notion that natural gas serves as a transition fuel to a low-carbon future has been challenged by a number of studies indicating that emissions of methane, the primary component of natural gas, significantly contributes to global warming. Methane is 80 times more potent than…Read the full report
Key Takeaways
- Competing scientific models on climate change strive to drive oil and gas policy.
- Ten years ago, a Cornell University report alerted the world that gas system leakage cancels out the benefits of burning natural gas.
- Industry and industry backed science struggle to refine and rebut those conclusions.
