Can Natural Gas Be Part of a Low-Carbon Future? A sweeping overhaul could make the gas system a much cleaner energy source By: close Michael E. Webber Michael E. Webber is a professor of energy resources at the University of Texas at Austin and head of the Webber Energy Group there. He is also chief science and technology officer at ENGIE, a global energy and infrastructure firm in Paris that operates the world's largest independent electricity company as well as large natural gas networks. Credit: Nick Higgins AUTHOR Michael E. Webber Michael E. Webber is a professor of energy resources at the University of Texas at Austin and head of the Webber Energy Group there. He is also chief science and technology officer at ENGIE, a global energy and infrastructure firm in Paris that operates the world's largest independent electricity company as well as large natural gas networks.