Between 2010 and 2019, the use of natural gas was responsible for 42 percent of the increase in CO2 emissions worldwide. What's more, 72 percent of CO2 emissions under a current policies scenario up to 2030 are projected to result from natural gas use. Though proponents of natural gas promote it as a transition to a lower-carbon energy future, significant shares of global CO2 emissions arise from the use of this fuel source.
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Climate Action Tracker. (November 5, 2021). Select figures on emissions attributable to natural gas worldwide from 2010 to 2030 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302870/worldwide-natural-gas-emissions-figures/
Climate Action Tracker. "Select figures on emissions attributable to natural gas worldwide from 2010 to 2030." Chart. November 5, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302870/worldwide-natural-gas-emissions-figures/
Climate Action Tracker. (2021). Select figures on emissions attributable to natural gas worldwide from 2010 to 2030. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302870/worldwide-natural-gas-emissions-figures/
Climate Action Tracker. "Select Figures on Emissions Attributable to Natural Gas Worldwide from 2010 to 2030." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302870/worldwide-natural-gas-emissions-figures/
Climate Action Tracker, Select figures on emissions attributable to natural gas worldwide from 2010 to 2030 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302870/worldwide-natural-gas-emissions-figures/ (last visited May 04, 2024)
Select figures on emissions attributable to natural gas worldwide from 2010 to 2030 [Graph], Climate Action Tracker, November 5, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1302870/worldwide-natural-gas-emissions-figures/