Natural gas could become a pillar of emissions reduction both in the near and long term, IHS Markit said in a new study this week. While many analysts and net-zero advocates have started to question the role of natural gas in global emissions reductions, IHS Markit has a different view. According to the study, ‘A Sustainable Flame: The Role of Gas in Net Zero,’ natural gas could support in the short term early action of switching from the more polluting coal and oil. More importantly, in the longer term, gas infrastructure could act as a “pre-build” for carrying low-carbon fuels. “The inherent versatility of gas infrastructure—particularly its ability to be converted to carry low-carbon fuels in the future—creates an opportunity for gas to be a “second pillar of decarbonization” over the long-term,” IHS Markit said in a press release. In the long term, gas could be used in many […]