Phasing out carbon-intensive energy sources is crucial for meeting climate targets, but the role of natural gas is increasingly uncertain. For natural gas electricity to be on a net-zero trajectory, all countries in the natural gas electricity value chain must make efforts to cut emissions.
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Cooper, J., Hawkes, A. Cutting emissions outside borders. Nat. Clim. Chang. 12, 965–966 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-022-01504-4
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