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Carbon Reduction Strategies

/ Carbon Reduction Strategies

The natural gas industry has played a vital role in reducing overall greenhouse gas emissions through utility energy efficiency programs, leak detection & prevention programs, and by replacing coal fired power plants with cleaner, and more efficient, combined cycle power generation.  This is a great start, but much more work is needed to further reduce carbon emissions. Technologies and methods to reduce our carbon footprint continue to evolve. North American gas utilities are undertaking efforts to reduce the carbon footprint of the gas system through the application of low carbon methods, such as replacing some percentage of natural gas with renewable natural gas, and/or hydrogen, and supporting the research and development of higher efficiency appliances and other gas fired equipment.  Local Distribution Companies (LDCs) support the effort of bringing an informed choice to energy decisions and are not opposed to any one form of energy – we need them all.

 

/ Lower Carbon Gases

The natural gas industry is actively working to replace a portion of conventional natural gas with lower carbon gases. Renewable Natural Gas can be produced using waste streams such as animal manure and is a carbon neutral direct replacement for conventional gas. Hydrogen produces no CO2 emissions when combusted and there are multiple ways to produce environmentally friendly Hydrogen which can be blended with conventional gas to reduce the carbon intensity of the gas when consumed. In addition, the industry continues to reduce upstream emissions and is working to introduce lower carbon gases through its existing infrastructure. Learn more about gas industry initiatives in this section.
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/ Energy Efficiency

One of the easiest ways to reduce our carbon footprint is to improve energy efficiency. The natural gas industry has a long history of working with homeowners and businesses to help consumers save energy. Learn about Zero Net Energy Homes, utility energy efficiency programs, higher efficiency technologies source versus site energy efficiency and natural gas vehicles in this section.
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/ Additional Decarbonization Strategies

The natural gas industry continues to play a role in reducing our carbon footprint. There are various decarbonization strategies being used including carbon offsets, carbon capture and utilization of captured carbon. As more renewable electricity is added to the grid, additional gas fired back-up generators need to be added as well. In this section you will learn about various strategies to reduce our carbon footprint.
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