We Have a Gas Problem

The Energy Gang

Wood Mackenzie

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🗓️ 28 June 2018

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

A new peer-reviewed study in the journal Science gives us a clearer picture of the climate impact of natural gas. According to researchers, methane leakage across oil and gas operations in the U.S. are 60 percent higher than government estimates. Put another way: the methane leakage from oil and gas has the same warming effect over a 20-year time period as all America’s coal capacity in 2015.

Natural gas has been vital to lowering power-sector carbon emissions. Are methane leaks reversing that progress? We'll provide some context.

Then, we'll talk about how GE and Siemens are grappling with dramatic changes in demand for gas turbines. Both companies are de-emphasizing their gas businesses, while accelerating investments in renewables and efficiency. How will these power giants evolve?

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0:22.3	243, did you turn this appliance on?
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1:11.1	from green tech, this is the Energy Gang.
1:15.8	Debates and discussions about energy, clean tech and the environment.
1:19.0	I'm Stephen Lacey. Welcome.
1:26.0	Natural gas has been called the crack of the utility industry.
1:29.0	So are we all feeling that cocaine confidence,
1:32.0	telling ourselves that we're doing better than we are? feeling that
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