In a recent study, Carnegie Mellon University reports that cost benefit analysis are not favorable, dominated by two factors: rural jobs and urban impacts. How do you account for new natural gas technology put into application?
Article Cumulative environmental and employment impacts of the shale gas boom
It depends on the price. It is bettert o burn natural gas than coal - Poland's case.
Golonka Jan , why is it better to burn natural gas than coal in Poland?
Golonka Jan, while it's true that amongst all the hydrocarbon resources being currently utilized for energy, Natural gas and condensate yield the lowest carbon footprint. (see https://www.ucsusa.org/resources/environmental-impacts-natural-gas), there are hidden long term costs of natural gas that need to be defined.
Cory Jensen, the paper you referenced (Article Cumulative environmental and employment impacts of the shale gas boom
) presented some of these hidden costs. It linked Natural gas production activities in the Appalachian basin from 2004 to 2016 to the quality of air, change in climate and employment.However, there are areas that need to be considered to make the arguments weighty.
The question should rather be: Is shale development worth the costs compared to ....?
Sorry for the long write up...smile
Princewill Ikpeka , thank you for the thoughtful response!
1) I agree that there are many factors that contribute to considering air quality. Do you think there is a 'good' list of factors to consider? Further, are there some gaps you possibly see not covered by this report? I do think it is well known/accepted that burning coal is more hazardous when compared to natural gas.
2) I think there are many that would argue that H2 is not a fuel. It is used in hydrogen fuel cells that can be used in vehicles and means to generate electricity. The ability to generate, store and transport H2 itself is a considerable challenge. These references might need to be updated but provide for some perspective: Article Fuel cell electric vehicles and hydrogen infrastructure: Status 2012
DOI: 10.5772/46098
Article The Hydrogen Grand Challenge
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