[aldonius]

Yes, and if they want to net-zero all their energy, not just their electricity, they will need to do some mix of:

1. electrify those applications currently served by gas 2. import or manufacture carbon-neutral synthetic gas 3. buy a heck of a lot of offsets

[prewett]

And since we don't have the technology to remove CO2 from the atmosphere efficiently, buying offsets is spending a lot of money fooling yourself.