The Climate Question

Can natural gas ever be green?

Natural gas is often seen as an environmentally friendly alternative to coal, yet it’s a fossil fuel and gives off climate warming emissions when burned. On the internet there are many adverts suggesting that natural gas is a clean and green way to reduce emissions. 
We investigate whether these adverts mislead the public as to whether gas is really ‘green.’ 
Presenters Graihagh Jackson and Marco Silva are joined by:
Pep Canadell, Executive Director of the Global Carbon Project &amp; Chief Research Scientist at CSIRO
Naomi Oreskes, Professor of the History of Science and affiliated Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Harvard University
Former Senator, Mary Landrieu, co-chair of ‘Natural Allies for a Clean Energy Future’Email us: theclimatequestion@bbc.comProducers: Frances Read and Marco Silva
Researchers: Natasha Fernandes and Matt Toulson
Production Coordinator: Siobhan Reed
Series Producer: Alex Lewis
Editor: China Collins
Sound Engineer: Tom Brignell

A global programme that reflects the variety of takes on climate change, how best to understand it and the world’s attempts to avert it, temper it or adapt to it.
It is not about questioning whether climate change is happening, it’s about finding the best ways to respond to it.
This is sharp-edged, analytical inquiry. Hard scrutiny, touched with a sense of adventure and discovery, and where we can find it, hope.
It includes stories from across the world on why we find it so hard to save our own planet, and how we might change that.