Rethink use of natural gas as transition fuel, climate groups urge

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Note Singapore's power stations and public transport (buses) run on natural gas instead of oil or petrol...

Natural gas produces less planet-warming emissions than other fossil fuels when burned for energy

natural gas is still a fossil fuel, and thus incompatible with the global goal to phase out such fuels to avert the harshest impacts on climate change

Scientists say warming must be kept under 1.5 deg C to avert catastrophic climate change

the largest component of natural gas is methane - considered a more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide over shorter time spans...methane leakage from natural gas can occur in the process of extraction, transportation and conversion....This can accelerate climate change.

the prices of renewables are coming down considerably. If total investment made into the setting up or conversion of power plants to run on natural gas is considered, solar energy could be more price-competitive

Qns: 

1. Should there be any controls over the production of energy when the need for it is so great? (Cam. 2015)

2. Assess the view that attempts to control climate change can never be truly effective. (Cam. 2017)