[fddr]

Yes, but most likely the fact that the natural gas is being used instead of oil or coal leads to a large net reduction in carbon emissions

[Huh1337]

What about the fact that the natural gas is being used instead of nuclear power?

[DocTomoe]

People tend to forget that while gas is being used for energy production, it is also being used as basis of chemical processes, e.g. for ammonia production, which then starts a whole chain of products (most prominently: carbonic acid, fertilizer, cooling, removing CO2 from industrial exhaust, ...)

We can't just replace natural gas with nuclear power, even if we did, we'd still be in deep trouble.

[herewulf]

What percentage is that versus what is just burned? We need oil for plastics too but the vast majority of it is burned.

[weberer]

Blame the extremely hypocritical green parties for that.

[Huh1337]

I know. In our state we're very pro-nuclear and the local Green party basically ended itself over this issue. I used to think that's surely going to happen in Germany too - such a scientific, rational and pragmatic nation/state, right? But oh well, seems like economical pragmatism wins over ecology and health.