A transition to natural gas is likely the best weapon for fighting global climate change, according to a recent study by Cornell Professor LawrencenCathles.n"From a greenhouse point of view, it would be better to replace coal electrical facilities with nuclear plants, wind farms, or solar panels, but replacing themnwith natural gas stations will be faster, cheaper and achieve 40% of the low-carbon-fast benefit if the leakage is low," according the study. "How thisnbalance is struck is a matter of politics and outside the scope of this paper. What can be said here is that gas is a natural transition fuel that could representnthe biggest available stabilization wedge available to us."
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