With good regulation, during the coming decade it can do the most good worldwide in terms of cutting CO2 emissions and improving living conditions. Mindless subsidies that we cannot afford will not create a green economy; what will is investment in research and development to bring down costs, so that green energy eventually can outcompete gas.
尽管页岩气并非终极解决方案，但它更加绿色。在良好的监管下，未来十年页岩气可以在减少二氧化碳排放和改善生活条件方面为全世界做出最大的贡献。无法承担的不明智的补贴不可能带来绿色经济；能带来绿色经济的是为降低成本而投入的研发投资，以使绿色能源最终能够胜过天然气。