The evidence is mounting that natural gas has no net climate benefit in any timescale that matters to humanity. In the real world, natural gas is not a “bridge” fuel to a carbon-free economy for two key reasons.
First, natural gas is mostly methane, (CH4), a super-potent greenhouse gas, which traps 86 times as much heat as CO2 over a 20-year period.
See full Press Release: http://www.gwec.net/by-the-time-natural-gas-has-a-net-climate-benefit-youll-likely-be-dead-and-the-climate-ruined/

