Natural gas distribution infrastructure is far leakier than you expect. It's a massive problem. We really need to get away from solutions that involve pushing gas through pipes.

> We really need to get away from solutions that involve ...

Halt! Propose a working alternative first, we'll talk about banning later.

Electricity. It doesn't leak from cables.

Now: we need to get away from solutions that involve pressurised gas being piped or transported around the world. =)

> Electricity. It doesn't leak from cables.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corona_discharge

"[...] Corona discharge from high voltage electric power transmission lines constitutes an economically significant waste of energy for utilities."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overhead_power_line

"Transmission higher than 132 kV poses the problem of corona discharge, which causes significant power loss and interference with communication circuits. [...]"

It might be unexpected and surprising, but yes, electricity does leak from cables!

Hydrogen is a much smaller molecule, so it leaks out of much smaller holes. It leeches into metals and causes hydrogen embrittlement. It is about 1/3 the energy density per volume of natural gas.