Why Natural Gas Is a ‘Bridge Fuel’ to Nowhere | The Tyee:

Lately, the fossil fuel industry has begun referring to natural gas as a “bridge fuel” or an essential part of a low-carbon energy transition.

Climate researchers stress that natural gas bridges can often lead to nowhere. Reliance on natural gas can lock countries into fossil fuels, crowd out low-carbon technologies and risk stranding assets like coal mines and hydrocarbon reserves that drop in value as a result of energy transitions.

Our research
finds that this bridge narrative is growing in Canada and making
inroads in climate policy, and fossil fuel companies are winning the
battle on how we talk about natural gas expansion.

Why Natural Gas Is a ‘Bridge Fuel’ to Nowhere | The Tyee: Lately, the fossil fuel industry has begun referring to natural gas as a “bridge fuel” or an essential part of a low-carbon energy transition.Climate researchers stress that natural gas bridges can often lead to nowhere. Reliance on natural gas can lock countries into fossil fuels, crowd out low-carbon technologies and risk stranding assets like coal mines and hydrocarbon reserves that drop in value as a result of energy transitions.Our research
finds that this bridge narrative is growing in Canada and making
inroads in climate policy, and fossil fuel companies are winning the
battle on how we talk about natural gas expansion.Read More