It is no surprise that the government’s strategy on fracking has been deemed unlawful, write Robin Russell-Jones and Geraint Davies . Carbon emissions will be even lower if the gas boiler is run on hydrogen gas, writes Carl Arntzen . Gas may be more fuel efficient than coal when burnt, but shale gas is 95% methane, and methane is a powerful greenhouse gas. Also, if we do switch to hydrogen gas then these homes without a gas connection could not be connected in the future and would miss the other benefits that hydrogen gas could deliver such as carbon-free cooking. Carbon emissions will be even lower if the gas boiler is run on hydrogen gas.

Source: The Guardian March 11, 2019 18:15 UTC