Mobile Summit 2013 - Jason Pontin Opening Remarks

A surge in oil and gas production from shale rock has transformed energy in the United States, helping reverse declines in oil production and prompting a massive shift from coal to natural gas electricity production that has led to a significant drop in carbon dioxide emissions (since burning coal releases more carbon dioxide than burning natural gas). A new reportfrom the U.S. Energy Information Administrationlends support to the idea that a similar transformation could take place outside the United States.