Gas may be answer to world`s fuel needs
- International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis`s Environmentally Compatible Energy Strategies Project in Laxenburg (Austria)
Natural gas could become the major energy source of the 21st century, serving as a {open_quotes}bridge{close_quotes} fuel from the use of fossil fuels today to renewable energy sources tomorrow, say Nebojsa Nakicenovic and Lucy Nolan. Nakicenovic is a project leader and Nolan is a former research assistant for the Environmentally Compatible Energy Strategies Project at an Austrian research institute. The use of nuclear energy will by stymied by public opposition, costs, and waste-storage problems; renewable energy technology, on the other hand, must still overcome many technological barriers. Natural gas, then, is likely to become our next dominant energy source. {open_quotes}The development of a methane economy, led by increased use of natural gas, could provide another important step in the world`s century-old stride toward a carbon-free economy,{close_quotes} the authors conclude.
- OSTI ID:
- 75491
- Journal Information:
- Forum for Applied Research and Public Policy, Vol. 10, Issue 2; Other Information: PBD: Sum 1995
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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