“The term natural gas does not explicitly convey the fossil origins of such gas, leading to potential misunderstandings and hampering policy-making,”
“The term natural gas does not explicitly convey the fossil origins of such gas, leading to potential misunderstandings and hampering policy-making,”
Does he think it will somehow get me to turn my furnace off? Because I won’t.
Theres no reason to think this would be the case. The hopes is to change the terminology so the conversation can start to happen and policy making can be more effective. I’m certain most politicians for example fall into the same fallacy thinking “natural” means “good”.
There are also many alternatives to whole home heating. But they are not widely adopted by builders as policy does not require it. Examples include:
Radiant Underfloor Heating Solar Thermal Heat Pumps Wood Stoves Space Heaters
Most of these don’t require a “subscription model” for purchasing fule, if combined with on-site solar, wind, or geothermal.
I’m with you, but language has a scary amount of influence over how people perceive the world around them.
It’s going to be a sad day when I have to replace my gas oven and stove with electric appliances. There’s something deeply ingrained in humans that draws us to fire.
A good induction top with the right cookware can be as good or better than a good gas cooktop.
I won’t give it up. Not until I know for a fact that there will never be a power outage. The grid is getting worse and we are supposed to become more dependent on it? Hell no.
You can install your own panels and turbines and storage, or do it together with some neighbors or the city.
Independence is possible with renewables, but not so with fossil fuels.
My goal is not independence my goal is being able to deal with likely situations. Also you seem to think I am some guy with a house and land I own in the middle of nowhere. Did you ask if I rent? Did you ask if my house is a double?
If you are not in charge, replace the “You” with whoever is in charge. When you said “I won’t give it up” it seemed you had some control.
You in this case is my scumbag landlord who inherited 17 houses and hasn’t worked a day in his life.
Yes I do have a degree of control. I could replace my stove which would mean that next blackout I won’t be able to cook. Control isn’t binary I have a degree of it. On top of that I doubt my scumbag landlord would be able to get solar anyhow. It isn’t like some zoning board Karen wouldn’t be able to reject it because it doesn’t fit neighborhood character