For years, the mantra from the industry has been that gas is a bridge between coal and renewable energy. A landmark study has sensationally challenged that idea.
“It burns clean.” - I’ve been told this so many times by people who watch fox news. But that is where their knowledge stops. You tell them burning it still releases carbon into the air, and they have nothing else to say
Burning anything is never clean. I have heard the “it burns clean” so many times.
From what I read in the article, its true that natural gas burns with fewer CO2 emissions than coal or oil. However, over a 20 year timeframe natural gas production, distribution, and consumption produces more methane than than either oil or coal. Since methane is a more powerful greenhouse gas, the increased emission of it, surpasses any benefit from fewer CO2 emissions.
“It burns clean.” - I’ve been told this so many times by people who watch fox news. But that is where their knowledge stops. You tell them burning it still releases carbon into the air, and they have nothing else to say
“I can’t see the smoke so it must be better”
Burning anything is never clean. I have heard the “it burns clean” so many times.
From what I read in the article, its true that natural gas burns with fewer CO2 emissions than coal or oil. However, over a 20 year timeframe natural gas production, distribution, and consumption produces more methane than than either oil or coal. Since methane is a more powerful greenhouse gas, the increased emission of it, surpasses any benefit from fewer CO2 emissions.
Shit dude, there’s placards on public buses here in Portland that say “clean burning natural gas”
Not burning it is worse. It’s methane