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Wednesday, January 26, 2011

The Battle Between Renewable Energy and Natural Gas

When it comes to cutting carbon emissions, renewables simply cannot compete with natural gas on three key issues: local opposition, cost and scale. -- Robert Bryce

The power sector is the largest contributor to global climate change, accounting for 40% of fossil CO2 emissions. While fuel switching from coal to gas certainly helps reduce emissions in the short term, sooner or later gas becomes part of the problem. -- Steve Sawyer

http://www.economist.com/debate/debates/overview/193&fsrc=nwl

Courtesy: The Economist

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