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>>Natural gas does nothing for global warming Burning natural gas produces only half as much carbon dioxide as burning coal.
by enraged_camel 10y ago
>>Natural gas does nothing for global warming
Burning natural gas produces only half as much carbon dioxide as burning coal.
- kodfodrasz 10y agoAnd produces less fine dust than diesel, which is a big pro for air quality in cities.
- jacobush 10y agoSynthetic diesel also generates very clean exhaust. Can be produced from forestry waste: http://www.biofuelstp.eu/bio-sng.html http://www.biofuelstp.eu/bio-sng.html
- ryao 10y agoNatural gas can be produced from forestry waste too: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renewable_natural_gas https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renewable_natural_gas
- ryao 10y agoIt produces less CO2 than gasoline or diesel too: https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.cfm?id=73&t=11 https://www.eia.gov/tools/faqs/faq.cfm?id=73&t=11
- jartelt 10y agoTrue, but the natural gas infrastructure is pretty leaky and methane is a very potent greenhouse gas. I still believe it's better than coal, but it is not actually 2x as good.