Opinion: To Decarbonize Connecticut by 2040, Try Renewable Natural Gas
As the clock ticks another year closer to 2040, by which point Connecticut state policymakers want to see carbon-neutral energy, they should consider that sometimes the best way to tackle is a new problem is with the toolbox you already have.
Decarbonization can be done with proven, existing technologies that we know work by incrementally infusing natural gas with non-carbon fuel sources, namely, green hydrogen and renewable natural gas, or RNG. Rather than focusing only on solar and wind, Connecticut policymakers should adopt an all-of-the-above approach, because improving, rather than eliminating, natural gas can lower costs and assure investors while playing a key role in a holistic decarbonized framework.