![Clouds, natural and otherwise Clouds of steam from Eggborough Power Station rise to merge with an overcast wet sky.](https://newenergynation.com/wp-content/uploads/smokestack-in-england-e1430195488357-150x150.jpg)
Variable renewable energy sources like solar and wind need to be backed up one-to-one for when the wind doesn't blow or sun doesn't shine, so they end up increasing emissions from natural gas -- or so that is what many energy professionals believe. Here I expose this as pure mythology.