Natural gas, a nonrenewable fossil fuel, is often seen as an alternative fuel in the worldwide transition to a renewable energy future.
1. Which of the following statements best explains why natural gas is often used as a fuel when countries are transitioning from nonrenewable to renewable energy sources?
Answer choices:
a) Natural gas burns more efficiently and cleanly than other sources of carbon-based fossil fuels, thus contributing to a reduction in atmospheric carbon dioxide.
b) The infrastructure for storing and transporting natural gas can be used in the future in conjunction with hydrogen fuel technologies.
c) Natural gas can be used in industrial applications only, but it has great potential to replace coal as a fuel source.
d) The process of extracting natural gas, known as hydraulic fracturing, requires very little water or energy.