Foot off the gas: Increased reliance on natural gas in the power sector risks

The document argues that natural gas must be phased out alongside coal to limit global warming to 1.5˚C, warning that current investments in gas infrastructure risk creating stranded assets as the power sector transitions to carbon-free energy by 2050.

• To meet the Paris Agreement's long-term temperature goal of limiting warming to 1.5˚C, natural gas must be phased out in the power sector along with coal, with the sector needing to be carbon-free by approximately 2050.
• Current government and corporate investments in new natural gas infrastructure are creating a dependency on fossil fuels and are likely to result in significant stranded assets because demand is expected to decrease in a future compatible with the Paris Agreement.
• While natural gas is often viewed as a clean energy source that supports variable renewables, it is undermined by fugitive emissions during transport and extraction, and there are alternative options for integrating renewables that eliminate the need for gas.

APA

NewClimate Institute (2017). Foot off the gas: Increased reliance on natural gas in the power sector risks. http://www.newclimate.org/resources/publications/foot-off-the-gas-increased-reliance-on-natural-gas-in-the-power-sector-risks

Chicago

NewClimate Institute. Foot off the gas: Increased reliance on natural gas in the power sector risks. 2017. http://www.newclimate.org/resources/publications/foot-off-the-gas-increased-reliance-on-natural-gas-in-the-power-sector-risks.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{newclimateinstitute2017foot, author = {{NewClimate Institute}}, title = {{Foot off the gas: Increased reliance on natural gas in the power sector risks}}, institution = {NewClimate Institute}, year = {2017}, month = jun, url = {http://www.newclimate.org/resources/publications/foot-off-the-gas-increased-reliance-on-natural-gas-in-the-power-sector-risks}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }