A new study from MIT says that natural gas is the key to keeping emissions down while we transfer to renewables. But once we have cheap natural gas flowing, will we ever switch?
Is it possible for the U.S. to cut carbon emissions significantly enough to at least give us a chance at avoiding the worst of climate change? It may be--if we wean ourselves off coal and increase natural gas use, according to a new study from MIT. The study, dubbed The Future of Natural Gas, examines the ways that natural gas--an abundant but limited resource--can inform our energy future.
There is plenty of natural gas in the world--enough for the next 150 years if we continue to consume at the current rate, according to MIT. And ramping up use of existing natural gas combined cycle (Ngcc) power plants could displace a third of coal generation and cut CO2 emissions in the U.
Is it possible for the U.S. to cut carbon emissions significantly enough to at least give us a chance at avoiding the worst of climate change? It may be--if we wean ourselves off coal and increase natural gas use, according to a new study from MIT. The study, dubbed The Future of Natural Gas, examines the ways that natural gas--an abundant but limited resource--can inform our energy future.
There is plenty of natural gas in the world--enough for the next 150 years if we continue to consume at the current rate, according to MIT. And ramping up use of existing natural gas combined cycle (Ngcc) power plants could displace a third of coal generation and cut CO2 emissions in the U.
- 6/10/2011
- by Ariel Schwartz
- Fast Company
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