天然气的亚洲前景

Future of Asia's Nature Gas

“可再生能源加煤炭”的方式是不应该推荐给任何人的。不仅因为它是昂贵的，更因为它是适得其反的。在大多数的情况下，“可再生能源加天然气”更加清洁，更加便宜。

We need all energy sources to meet rising demand. Focus should be on cost-effective solutions that secure supply and, at the same time, combat climate change and air pollution.Renewables are crucial to the future of the energy system. But they still depend on flexible back-up when the wind doesn't blow or the sun doesn't shine. Here, natural gas could be of great help.The IEA says, as we know, that the world holds enough technically available resources for over 235 years of production at current rates. South Africa and Eastern Europe have large tight-gas deposits. The same goes for China, Australia and Latin America.Singapore and Malaysia began importing LNG last year. Before long, they could be joined by countries like Vietnam and the Philippines. Meanwhile, others are expanding their import capacity, including South Korea, Thailand, China and India.But when you take a closer look, the picture becomes somewhat hazy — a bit like the air in many of Asia's congested cities. Since the beginning of this century, coal has been the world's fastest-growing primary energy source — mainly because of economic growth in Asia.