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Decarbonization and the Future of Gas Distributors
Author(s) -
Makholm Jeff D.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
climate and energy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2692-3823
pISSN - 2692-3831
DOI - 10.1002/gas.22208
Subject(s) - fossil fuel , natural gas , combustion , natural resource economics , oil and natural gas , waste management , environmental science , business , economics , engineering , chemistry , organic chemistry
In an industry that has witnessed little change in its basic organization and structure for over a century, gas distribution utilities have no effective replacement fuels for natural gas. If proposed state decarbonization initiatives include bans on combustion of fossil fuels, it may well mean the end of the industry as we know it. And the impact could be devastatingly costly.