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Less CO2 than coal or oil is still too much CO2. Natural gas will release about half the CO2 per joule than coal. This is still way too much to have a modern li
by aannnaa 14y ago
Less CO2 than coal or oil is still too much CO2. Natural gas will release about half the CO2 per joule than coal. This is still way too much to have a modern lifestyle and avoid rolling the dice with the earth's climate.
- anthonyb 14y agoAs an interim solution though, it's still pretty good. It's an easy way to wean people from coal (particularly brown coal) while they figure out how to get solar, wind, geothermal and nuclear up and running. As long as it's not seen as an end in itself - if we stop at gas, we're still doomed.