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This study suggested that while natural gas emits less CO2 than coal or oil when burned it may have a bigger greenhouse gas footprint than coal during its life cycle. Methane released in the drilling process along with gas leakage from piping it to markets, is a bigger problem than we realized. Moreover, production would have to be ramped up 4X to replace coal in electricity production by 2035 as planned. It is doubtful if that goal can be reached.
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