Natural gas caucuses have formed in both the House and Senate, and environmental leaders including Worldwatch Institute president Chris Flavin and former Sierra Club president Carl Pope have expressed optimism about the role that natural gas, which emits less than half as much carbon dioxide as coal when burned, can play in the transition to a low-carbon economy.
Natural gas caucuses ay nabuo sa parehong Kapulungan at Senado, at mga lider sa kapaligiran kasama Worldwatch Institute president Chris flavin at dating Sierra Club president Carl Pope ay nagpahayag ng mabuting ibubunga tungkol sa papel na natural gas, na emits mas mababa sa kalahati ng mas maraming carbon dioxide ng karbon kapag masunog, maaaring i-play sa paglipat sa isang mababang-carbon ekonomiya.