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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/20232082

By Brett Wilkins

September 12, 2024

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Paid for by coal or is it legit?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

The amount of energy required to liquefy and ship natural gas across the ocean is horrendous, it's almost certainly more emissions than locally mined coal in England or whatever.

This carbon stuff is always funny math though, like on a straight btu basis gas is much cleaner but probably not when you include transportation. In fact the retirement of coal plants in favor of combined cycle gas has been a huge driver of CO2 emissions reduction in the power sector.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2oL4SFwkkw&t=2

I found this to be a good video on the topic.

It breaks down how LNG was labeled a "transitional technology" under Obama and has taken over the energy market, with plans to still expand it in a massive way, thereby taking away money and resources that could be used for renewable energy sources.