Assessment of the Contribution of Gas to the Global Emissions of Carbon Dioxide. Final Report February-December 1983

摘要

The objective of the project is to assess the contribution of future gas combustion to the global emissions of carbon dioxide. The resources of natural gas are too small to make a significant contribution to ultimate carbon emissions. The carbon emissions from the production and combustion of gas can be significant; in some of the cases analyzed for the project, 50 percent of the carbon emissions are associated with gas. Increased use of synthetic gas does not increase carbon emissions unless the gas displaces electricity produced from nuclear power or solar energy.