With more than three decades in energy policy, Karen Alderman Harbert has been a key player in the vast changes that have occurred in American energy. She talks to American Gas about that experience, her goals as she takes the helm as the American Gas Association’s new president and CEO, and the role of energy as that bright dividing line in achieving a strong economy, building jobs and delivering a positive way of life.
COP24 has helped underscore the value of natural gas in the world's energy mix. Globally, the fuel is delivering in a big way—helping to reduce emissions, promote urban air quality and helping to drive new world economies.
Natural gas is poised to meet an unprecedented global energy challenge: growing demand coupled with the need to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions.