Southern Company Gas will reduce its Scope 1 emissions by seeking out renewable natural gas, “minimizing fugitive methane emissions across the natural gas supply chain and reducing GHG emissions for end-use customers, including electric generation.”

But Lila Holzman, energy program manager of nonprofit group As You Sow, called Southern Company’s decision to exclude Scope 3 emissions from its plan an “unacceptable” approach. She also criticized the plan’s lack of detail on the costs and risks of relying on as-yet-unproven technologies to cut the carbon footprint of its natural-gas fleet. 

“While Southern refers to concepts like ‘renewable natural gas,’ hydrogen and carbon capture, the company leaves out specifics that would help investors understand the impacts, costs and likelihood that such technologies are anything beyond wishful thinking,” Holzman wrote in a statement released Tuesday.  Read Full Article - GreenTech Media, September 24, 2020