On the climate benefit of a coal-to-gas shift in Germany’s electric power sector

Abstract Methane emissions along the natural gas supply chain are critical for the climate benefit achievable by fuel switching from coal to natural gas in the electric power sector. For Germany, one of the world’s largest primary energy consumers, with a coal and natural gas share in the power sect...

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Main Authors: Stefan Ladage, Martin Blumenberg, Dieter Franke, Andreas Bahr, Rüdiger Lutz, Sandro Schmidt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-90839-7