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Shale gas can be a double-edged sword for climate change

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  • Deyi Hou

    (University of Cambridge)

  • Jian Luo

    (University of Cambridge)

  • Abir Al-Tabbaa

    (University of Cambridge)

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Shale gas can be a powerful tool in combating climate change. However, its exploitation may also lead to undesired environmental effects that can conversely worsen climate change.

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  • Deyi Hou & Jian Luo & Abir Al-Tabbaa, 2012. "Shale gas can be a double-edged sword for climate change," Nature Climate Change, Nature, vol. 2(6), pages 385-387, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcli:v:2:y:2012:i:6:d:10.1038_nclimate1500
    DOI: 10.1038/nclimate1500
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    1. Arunima Malik & Jun Lan, 2016. "The role of outsourcing in driving global carbon emissions," Economic Systems Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 28(2), pages 168-182, June.
    2. Zhengwei Ma & Yuanjun Pang & Dan Zhang & Yuqi Zhang, 2020. "Measuring the air pollution cost of shale gas development in China," Energy & Environment, , vol. 31(6), pages 1098-1111, September.
    3. Darrick Evensen & Christopher Clarke & Richard Stedman, 2014. "A New York or Pennsylvania state of mind: social representations in newspaper coverage of gas development in the Marcellus Shale," Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, Springer;Association of Environmental Studies and Sciences, vol. 4(1), pages 65-77, March.
    4. Knudsen, Brage Rugstad & Foss, Bjarne, 2017. "Shale-gas wells as virtual storage for supporting intermittent renewables," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 102(C), pages 142-144.
    5. Chen, Yizhong & Li, Jing & Lu, Hongwei & Yang, Yiyang, 2020. "Impact of unconventional natural gas development on regional water resources and market supply in China from the perspective of game analysis," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 145(C).
    6. Wang, Qiang & Chen, Xi & Jha, Awadhesh N. & Rogers, Howard, 2014. "Natural gas from shale formation – The evolution, evidences and challenges of shale gas revolution in United States," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 30(C), pages 1-28.

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