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Yes, but most likely the fact that the natural gas is being used instead of oil or coal leads to a large net reduction in carbon emissions
by fddr 4y ago
Yes, but most likely the fact that the natural gas is being used instead of oil or coal leads to a large net reduction in carbon emissions
- Huh1337 4y agoWhat about the fact that the natural gas is being used instead of nuclear power?
- DocTomoe 4y agoPeople tend to forget that while gas is being used for energy production, it is also being used as basis of chemical processes, e.g. for ammonia production, which then starts a whole chain of products (most prominently: carbonic acid, fertilizer, cooling, removing CO2 from industrial exhaust, ...) We can't just replace natural gas with nuclear power, even if we did, we'd still be in deep trouble.
- herewulf 4y agoWhat percentage is that versus what is just burned? We need oil for plastics too but the vast majority of it is burned.
- weberer 4y agoBlame the extremely hypocritical green parties for that.
- Huh1337 4y agoI know. In our state we're very pro-nuclear and the local Green party basically ended itself over this issue. I used to think that's surely going to happen in Germany too - such a scientific, rational and pragmatic nation/state, right? But oh well, seems like economical pragmatism wins over ecology and health.