On Aug. 17, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) daily update announced that CO2 emissions from natural gas would soon surpass coal. That’s troubling.
Natural gas is viewed as a “bridge fuel,” a transitional resource from carbon intensive coal and petroleum to… well, “to what” still remains the hard part. Renewables will be increasingly important. But in recent years it’s been natural gas that has proved critical both for maintaining adequate electric generation and CO2 reductions. Now, gas-related CO2 emissions are increasing along with the huge quantities of gas being used.
