Section 2:
The story of gas
Section 2:
The story of gas
There was once a good case for gas: when the alternatives were wood and oil heating and electricity generated by burning coal, gas really was a cleaner and cheaper fuel. So what happened?
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Bringing everyone along in the energy transition
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