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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2021-06-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-90839-7 |