This prediction is based on the assumption that the natural gas from fracking would be replaced by coal. If natural gas was replaced by renewable energy sources instead, a fracking ban would not raise CO2 emissions.

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Con: Countries that rely on a supply of natural gas would not be able to immediately replace natural gas with renewables, because currently there are not enough renewable energy facilities. However, there still exist many coal plants that could compensate for a decrease in natural gas.

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Pro: Although there is not currently enough renewable energy production to replace fracking, this can be changed by increasing the renewable energy supply. When this is done, a ban on fracking will be feasible.

Should fracking be banned? (Complete Discussion)

This prediction is based on the assumption that the natural gas from fracking would be replaced by coal. If natural gas was replaced by renewable energy sources instead, a fracking ban would not raise CO2 emissions.

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Although there is not currently enough renewable energy production to replace fracking, this can be changed by increasing the renewable energy supply. When this is done, a ban on fracking will be feasible.

Countries that rely on a supply of natural gas would not be able to immediately replace natural gas with renewables, because currently there are not enough renewable energy facilities. However, there still exist many coal plants that could compensate for a decrease in natural gas.

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This prediction is based on the assumption that the natural gas from fracking would be replaced by coal. If natural gas was replaced by renewable energy sources instead, a fracking ban would not raise CO2 emissions.

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Although there is not currently enough renewable energy production to replace fracking, this can be changed by increasing the renewable energy supply. When this is done, a ban on fracking will be feasible.

Con claim 1

Countries that rely on a supply of natural gas would not be able to immediately replace natural gas with renewables, because currently there are not enough renewable energy facilities. However, there still exist many coal plants that could compensate for a decrease in natural gas.