Blue and Green: A new study has argued that while there may be benefits brought by shale gas as a transition fuel, its usage would also lead to an increase in overall energy use and little or no greenhouse gas emissions reduction.
The study, published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology, acknowledges that shale gas development in the US has contributed to keeping energy prices down at the expense of other energy sources such as coal, oil, nuclear and renewables.
However, it also says that the...