Download: 12 myths surrounding shale gas production
Shale gas is hot news but will your water catch fire and your drinking water be poisoned? We’re here to sort the fact from fiction and dispel some of the myths circulating in the media.
Download the ebook Frackin’ Facts: 12 myths surrounding shale gas production here ›
These myths were first published by Nick Grealy, Director, of No Hot Air and publisher of www.nohotair.co.uk.
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at 12:57 pm
From page 91:
The Golden Rules Case puts CO2 emissions on a long-term trajectory consistent with stabilising the atmospheric concentration of greenhouse-gas emissions at around 650 parts per million, a trajectory consistent with a probable temperature rise of more than 3.5 degrees Celsius (°C) in the long term, well above the widely accepted 2°C target. This finding reinforces a central conclusion from the WEO special report on a Golden Age of Gas (IEA, 2011b), that, while a greater role for natural gas in the global energy mix does
bring environmental benefits where it substitutes for other fossil fuels, natural gas cannot on its own provide the answer to the challenge of climate change. This conclusion could be changed by widespread application of technologies such as carbon capture and storage, which could reduce considerably the emissions from the consumption of gas (and other fossil fuels); but this is not assumed in the period to 2035.
at 3:00 pm
Oswaldo,
Good point, although I’m not sure carbon capture and storage tech is economically viable at this stage – hence why it was probably not included in the Weo scenario.
I think the main point is that natural gas can – and should- be used as a ‘bridge fuel’ that will have a significant impact on reducing CO2 emissions in the near and medium term. Clearly in the long term we require alternatives to fossil fuels.
at 11:20 am
See also blog article on Golden Rules for Golden Age of Gas -http://blogs.terrapinn.com/pipeline/2012/08/12/download-report-world-energy-outlook-2012-golden-rules-golden-age-gas/