claim: "we are about halfway" to the president’s goal to cut greenhouse gas emissions and "about half of that is because of the substitution of natural gas for coal in the power sector."
author: ernest moniz
evidence_1: in fact, the u.s. secretary of energy has stated that “we are about halfway” to the  president's goal to cut greenhouse gas emissions and about “half of that is  because of the substitution of natural gas for coal in the power sector” (ernest  moniz 8/26/2013). a ban on hydraulic fracturing would reverse these gains,  jeopardize ...
evidence_2: the epa has attributed recent decreases to a reduction in emissions from fossil  fuel combustion, which was a result of multiple factors including substitution from  coal to natural gas consumption in the electric power sector; warmer winter  conditions that reduced demand for heating fuel in the residential and  commercial ...
evidence_3: such as coal. in fact, the u.s.. secretary of energy has stated that “we are about  halfway” to the president's goal to cut greenhouse gas emissions and about “half  of that is because of the substitution of natural gas for coal in the power sector” ( ernest moniz 8/26/2013). a baseless ban in california would not only jeopardize  ...
evidence_4: jul 20, 2015 ... 26, 2013, as he described the president's goals for reducing carbon emissions. “ we are about halfway there, and about half of that is because of the substitution  of natural gas for coal in the power sector, essentially driven by market forces.”  but, it turns out, correlation is not the same thing as causation.
evidence_5: mar 28, 2014 ... “we are about halfway to the president's goal to cut greenhouse gas emissions  and about half of that is because of the substitution of natural gas for coal in the  power sector.” ernest moniz, august 26th, 2013 at columbia university. “by the  time natural gas has a net climate benefit you'll likely be dead and ...