Recursos sobre por qué y cómo reemplazar el gas
A continuación se proporcionan enlaces a las últimas investigaciones , informes y otros recursos (la mayoría en inglés) sobre los impactos climáticos del gas, sus riesgos para la salud y la seguridad, y alternativas más limpias.
Impacto Climático
- Climate Nexus, “El Rastreador Científico de emisiones de Gas Metano/Petróleo de EE. UU.”
- Coalición por el Clima y el Aire Limpio y el Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente, “Global Methane Assessment”
- Monitor de energía global, “The Gas Index” (clasifica las ciudades por fuga de gas)
- Fondo de Defensa Ambiental, “Methane: The Other Important Greenhouse Gas”
- NOAA, “Trends in Atmospheric Methane”
- Benjamin Hmiel et al., “Preindustrial 14CH4 Indicates Greater Anthropogenic Fossil CH4 Emissions," Nature 578, 409–412 (2020)
- Agencia Internacional de Energía, “Tracking Fuel Supply 2019: Methane Emissions from Oil and Gas” (2019)
- E.G. Nesbit et al., “Very Strong Atmospheric Methane Growth in the 4 Years 2014-2017: Implications for the Paris Agreement,” Feb. 5, 2019, Ciclos biogeoquímicos globales (Marzo 2019)
- I.B. Ocko et al., “Acting rapidly to deploy readily available methane mitigation measures by sector can immediately slow global warming,” Mayo 4, 2021, Cartas de investigación ambiental
Riesgos a la salud y seguridad
- Climate Nexus, "Gas Dashboard" (proporciona datos sobre incidentes de gas)
- Servicio Geológico de EE. UU., “How Much Water Does the Typical Hydraulically Fractured Well Require”
- Brady Seals & Andee Krasner, “Gas Stoves: Health and Air Quality Impacts” (2020), Instituto de las Montañas Rocosas
- Yifang Zhu et al., “Effects of Residential Gas Appliances on Indoor and Outdoor Air Quality and Public Health in California,” Escuela de Salud Pública Fielding de UCLA, Abril 2020
- Justin Nobel, “America’s Radioactive Secret,” Rolling Stone, Enero. 21, 2020
- Anna Kuchment, “Even if Injection of Fracking Wastewater Stops, Quakes Won’t,” Científica Americano, Sept. 9, 2019
- Justin Mikulka, “Fracking’s Dirty Water Problem,” Desmog, Aug. 2, 2019
- Klara Zwickl, “The Demographics of Fracking: A Spatial Analysis for Four U.S. States,” Economía Ecológica, Julio 2019
- Centro de Derecho Ambiental Internacional, “Plastic and Climate: The Hidden Costs of a Plastic Planet” (2019)
- Sarah Sax, “Plastics are Sealing the Planet’s Fate,’ Nexus Media News, Mayo 15, 2019
- Jiajia Zhen & Sangwon Suh, “Strategies to Reduce the Global Carbon Footprint of Plastics,” Nature, Abril 15, 2019
- Maria Beatrice Magnani et al., “Discriminating Between Natural Versus Induced Seismicity from Long-Term Deformation History of Intraplate Faults,” Sciences Advances (AAAS), Nov. 24, 2017
- Agencia de Protección Ambiental de los Estados Unidos, “Hydraulic Fracturing For Oil and Gas: Impacts From the Hydraulic Fracturing Water Cycle on Drinking Water Resources In the United States (Final Report)” (2016)
- Rob Jordan, “Stanford Researchers Show Fracking’s Impact to Drinking Water Sources,” Stanford News, Marzo 29, 2016
- Agencia de Protección Ambiental de los Estados Unidos, “Review of State and Industry Spill Data: Characterization of Hydraulic Fracturing-Related Spill Data” (May 2015)
- Tanja Srebotnjak & Miriam Rotkin-Ellman, “Air Pollution from Hydraulic Fracturing Threatens Public Health and Communities,” Consejo de Defensa de los Recursos Naturales, Diciembre 2014
- Thomas H. Darrah et al, “Noble Gases Identify the Mechanisms of Fugitive Gas Contamination in Drinking-Water Wells Overlying the Marcellus and Barnett Shales,” Procedimientos de la Academia Nacional de Ciencias, Sept. 15, 2014
- Ramón A. Alvarez & Elizabeth Paranhos, “Air Pollution Issues Associated With Natural Gas and Oil Operations,” Asociación de gestión de aire y residuos, Junio 2012
Opciones más limpias
- Jonathan Gaventa & Maria Pastukhova, “Gas under pressure as IEA launches net-zero pathway,” Monitor de Energía, Mayo 18, 2021
- Saul Griffith & Sam Calisch, “No Place Like Home: Fighting Climate Change (and Saving Money) by Electrifying America’s Households,” Recableando América (Octubre 2020)
- Saul Griffith & Sam Calisch, “Mobilizing for a Zero Carbon America: Jobs, Jobs, Jobs, and More Jobs,” Recableando América (Julio 2020)
- Earthjustice & Sierra Club, “Rhetoric vs. Reality: The Myth of ‘Renewable Natural Gas’ for Building Decarbonization’” (Julio 2020)
- Amol Phadke et al., “Plummeting Solar, Wind, and Battery Costs Can Accelerate Our Clean Electricity Future” (Informe 2035), Escuela de Políticas Públicas Berkeley Goldman de la Universidad de California, Junio de 2020
- Amol Phadke et al., “Plummeting Solar, Wind, and Battery Costs Can Accelerate Our Clean Electricity Future” (Informe 2035), Escuela de Políticas Públicas Berkeley Goldman de la Universidad de California, Junio de 2020
- Ben Beachy, “Millions of Good Jobs: A Plan for Economic Renewal,” Sierra Club, Mayo 2020
- Rachel Golden & Cara Bottorff, “New Analysis: Heat Pumps Slow Climate Change in Every Corner of the Country,” Sierra Club, Abril 23, 2020
- Matt Gough, “California’s Cities Lead the Way to a Gas-Free Future,” Sierra Club, Marzo 27, 2020
- Instituto de Economía Energética y Análisis Financiero, “IEEFA Update: In Extremis – Crisis Continues for Appalachian Shale Producers,” Marzo 25, 2020
- Instituto de Economía Energética y Análisis Financiero, “IEEFA Update: Fracking Companies’ 2019 Performance Signals Ongoing Crisis,” Marzo 19, 2020
- Charles Teplin et al., “The Growing Market for Clean Energy Portfolios” (2019), Instituto de las Montañas Rocosas
- Mark Dyson et al., “Prospects for Gas Pipelines in the Era of Clean Energy” (2019), Instituto de las Montañas Rocosas
- Instituto de las Montañas Rocosas, “The Impact of Fossil Fuels in Buildings” (2019)
- Lazard, “Lazard’s Levelized Cost of Energy Analysis – Version 13.0,” Noviembre 2019
- Betony Jones et al., “California Building Decarbonization Workforce Needs and Recommendations,” Centro Luskin de Innovación de UCLA, Noviembre 2019
- Oil Change International, “Burning the Gas ‘Bridge Fuel’ Myth: Why Gas is Not Clean, Cheap, or Necessary,” Mayo 30, 2019
- Mark Dyson, Alex Engel & Jamil Farbes, “The Economics of Clean Energy Portfolios” (2018), Instituto de las Montañas Rocosas
- Asa S. Hopkins et al., “Decarbonization of Heating Energy Use in California Buildings,” Synapse Energy Economics, Inc., Octubre 2018
- Sherri Billimoria et al., “The Economics of Electrifying Buildings” (2018), Rocky Mountain Institute