How Renewable is Renewable Natural Gas? - Episode 61

Eight Minute Climate Fix

01/22/24 • 8 min

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Is renewable natural gas the silver bullet for a greener future or a complex puzzle yet to be solved? While many industrial and natural gas companies have looked to RNG as a potential solution to decarbonize their operations, the fuel source is not without some issues.
Paul examines how RNG is made, used and contributes to decarbonization goals. But he also looks at how and why some of those claims may not fully stand up under scrutiny.
For futher research:
The Four Fatal Flaws of Renewable Natural Gas - Sightline Institute
Renewable natural gas: A Swiss army knife for US decarbonization? - McKinsey
An Introduction to Renewable Natural Gas - EPA
Massachusetts DPU Order 20-80

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01/22/24 • 8 min

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Eight Minute Climate Fix - How Renewable is Renewable Natural Gas? - Episode 61

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This is 8 Minutes a podcast helping you understand the energy and climate challenge . In just a few minutes , I'm your host , paul Schuster . Let's talk about decarbonizing natural gas . Nothing makes up about one third of our US energy mix , so solutions that can decarbonize this fuel are super important . One such potential solution

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