Sentences with phrase «on fugitive methane»
June 1, 2015 Commissioner Workshop, in Support of the AB 1257 Report, on Fugitive Methane Emissions in California's Natural Gas System
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«The very limited current data on fugitive methane leakage also suggests that a relatively small number of oil and gas operations may be responsible for a large fraction of the methane leakage,» he said.
Not exact matches
The Environmental Protection Agency issued its latest report on the Methane to Markets program intended to encourage industries to capture «fugitive» emissions of the one heat - trapping greenhouse gas that is a valuable fuel, mMethane to Markets program intended to encourage industries to capture «fugitive» emissions of the one heat - trapping greenhouse gas that is a valuable fuel, methanemethane.
«[Howarth et al.'s] analysis is seriously flawed in that they significantly overestimate the fugitive emissions associated with unconventional gas extraction, undervalue the contribution of «green technologies» to reducing those emissions to a level approaching that of conventional gas, base their comparison between gas and coal on heat rather than electricity generation (almost the sole use of coal), and assume a time interval over which to compute the relative climate impact of gas compared to coal that does not capture the contrast between the long residence time of CO2 and the short residence time of methane in the atmosphere.»
We do, however, know enough on how to reduce fugitive methane now — for the good of the environment and human health.
Ultimately, more direct measurements are needed to get a better handle on the size and scale of the fugitive methane problem.
A new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences sheds light on a question that continues to vex industry executives and policymakers alike: How significant are fugitive methane emissions from oil and gas production?