Natural gas consumption in the industrial sector accounts for approximately 30% of the industrial sector’s GHG emissions and approximately 7% of economy-wide U. [...] An integrated approach to decarbonization that leverages the advantages of the gas distribution system is likely to support a more effective, reliable, and resilient transition to a net-zero energy system that minimizes negative impacts on the industrial sector. [...] Industrial users represent some of the best candidates to adopt emerging technologies like green hydrogen and carbon capture and storage, and the potential spillover benefits for the industry included in this analysis from the broader drive to bring those technologies to maturity. [...] While the industrial sector continues to research and invest in the decarbonizing technologies of tomorrow, the natural gas sector is working with their industrial customers now to achieve emission reductions. [...] are implementing RNG projects that provide energy to industrial customers, and we expect the number of RNG projects to continue to rise in the future.6 For example, Atmos Energy currently transports approximately eight Bcf of RNG annually, having added two Bcf to RNG transport volume in 2021.7 Importantly, RNG reduces the impacts of organic wastes and provides a circular waste management strategy.
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