Is Natural Gas a Fossil Fuel Trap or Transition Fuel?: QuickTake

Never before has natural gas played a bigger role in fulfilling the world’s energy needs. While consumption of oil and coal are poised to peak, demand for gas is rapidly growing, setting it up to be the last fossil fuel standing as nations adopt cleaner sources in an effort to avert the worst consequences of climate change.

Advocates of natural gas have long made the argument that it can facilitate the transition to cleaner energy, both by reducing dependence on dirtier coal and by compensating for the inability of wind and solar power to produce electricity consistently at all hours in ...