Natural Gas in the Wake of Climate Change Legislation

摘要

As a relatively low-carbon-generating resource, natural gas may have a lot to gain in a carbon-constrained environment. Natural gas plants generally emit 60 percent less carbon than conventional coal-fired plants, and combined-cycle technology has lower in-cost and performance risk than many other major power sources. Unlike carbon capture and storage and many renewable sources, natural gas technology is already proven and continues to become more efficient and cost-effective with each successive generation.