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A middle path to net-zero emissions in developing Asia
Being forced to choose between environmental disaster or economic collapse is, in effect, no choice at all. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) offers a solution by complementing renewables and serving as a transition to net-zero energy.
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As a key energy source for electricity, for example, LNG emits 45 per cent less planet-warming CO2 than coal.
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Joseph Sigelman
Among the deeply unsatisfying outcomes of the recent COP26 Climate Change Conference in Scotland was the Hobson's choice it continued to force on emerging economies across South and South-east Asia.
On the one hand, political leaders and policymakers in India, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Indonesia, the Philippines and elsewhere must find a way to stave off the future ravages of a climate changed by global greenhouse gas emissions.
