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The majority of natural gas is extracted along with oil. However, methane is a product of anaerobic decomposition. It can be produced from municipal waste. N

The majority of natural gas is extracted along with oil. However, methane is a product of anaerobic decomposition. It can be produced from municipal waste. Natural gas produced from waste is net zero carbon. In the US, and I assume elsewhere, the single greatest reduction is carbon emissions was achieved by switching from coal plants to natural gas plants. Thats a win in my book. No fossil fuels at any cost is a losing proposition. Incremental progress to sustainable energy is how we get to sustainability.

mcv 4y ago
I'm not opposed to gas as a transitional technology. Same with nuclear. They're both significantly better than coal and oil, and if using them helps us get rid of coal and oil, then that's great and we should do it. But I don't see them as the end goal; that's still 100% renewable to me.
- pshirshov 4y ago
  What's wrong with nuclear climate-wise?..
  - mcv 4y ago
    It's fine on CO2, but it has other risks, not to mention its own pretty long-term waste problem. But for the short term, I think that's preferable to the much bigger disaster of global warming and climate change.
Gasp0de 4y ago
Energy that isn't consumed is the easiest way to reduce carbon emissions. Obviously no one demands we switch of gas power plants and let coal power plants run instead, but climate change has reached a point where we need to act on all fronts at the same time. So switch to renewables, switch to cleaner solutions and conserve as much energy as possible.