tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4664957094233317169.post8801185561562653274..comments2023-12-26T05:33:56.740-05:00Comments on John Hanger's Facts of The Day: Natural Gas Is Responsible For About 77% Of Carbon Emission Reductions In 2012John Hangerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06565915866938789295noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4664957094233317169.post-24164556497199877072012-09-24T04:27:01.638-04:002012-09-24T04:27:01.638-04:00Did you hear about record high temperatures in the...Did you hear about record high temperatures in the January to May period?<br /><br />Residential and commercial use (primarily space heating) of natural gas declined year over year by 20% and 15%, respectively.<br /><br />Back of the envelope calculation, the weather related decline in those sectors offset the gas to coal substitution in the electric power sector, accounting for half of the decline in gas/coal combo emissions.<br /><br />Assuming a typical winter in the next 6 months, you will be talking about the increase in emissions in the gas/coal combo next year as the gas share of electric generation has likely peaked in the short term.marmicohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08277071086056574486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4664957094233317169.post-4836082252068921272012-09-17T10:34:18.430-04:002012-09-17T10:34:18.430-04:00Great news that needs to be shouted from the rooft...Great news that needs to be shouted from the rooftops.Concerned Scientistnoreply@blogger.com