National Fuel Announces Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Targets and Emissions Reduction Pathway for New York Utility Business - Seite 3

Reduce Utility Emissions: To meet the Climate Act’s goals, Distribution must continue to reduce its GHG emissions. To date, the modernization of Distribution’s pipeline network and other infrastructure investments have driven a significant reduction in its GHG emissions, lowering them by over 400,000 metric tons annually – or 62% – since 1990. These modernization efforts are expected to continue in the years ahead, driving additional GHG reductions.

• Decarbonize the Energy Source: Increased reliance on low- and zero-carbon renewable sources is required to achieve the Climate Act’s goals. This includes solutions such as renewable natural gas and hydrogen-enhanced natural gas that would use Distribution’s existing infrastructure. Using 100% hydrogen systems would provide solutions for industrial processes that are difficult to fully decarbonize. To support its efforts, the Company is an anchor sponsor of the Low-Carbon Resources Initiative (LCRI), a unique collaboration of the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and Gas Technology Institute (GTI) to accelerate the development and demonstration of low-carbon energy technologies. Distribution believes these tools will be critical in developing viable pathways for reducing GHG emissions.  
  
  
• Leverage the Existing Energy Delivery System: Leveraging our existing pipeline system for the delivery of low-carbon energy will be critical to reducing the emissions profile for hard-to-electrify end uses, such as high-temperature industrial processes and heavy-duty trucking, and ensuring that residential customers are not disproportionately burdened with electrification requirements and related costs. Additionally, as natural gas presently provides approximately 94% of the energy used by a typical residence in Western New York on its coldest days, Distribution’s highly reliable and weather-hardened pipeline network is expected to serve an essential role in addressing reliability and energy delivery certainty challenges, particularly during severe climate events.   (Additional Pathway detail is available at www.nationalfuel.com/corporate/reports-and-resources.)