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Originally Posted by jyl
Seems reasonable that the NG industry should reduce the amount of gas being intentionally/unintentionally dumped in the atmosphere.
NG systems produce appx 17% of the methane being introduced into the atmosphere, in the US. In total, energy-related sources account for about 37%. Significantly more than all the "digestive" methane sources combined.
Sources and Emissions | Methane | Climate Change | U.S. EPA
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well put
I'm sure we will see the NG industry work on sealing leaks in pipelines. I also hope they can do something about leaks from gas recovery operations.
NG companies are highly motivated right now b/c they know that it will take a while to develop solar, it takes a while to approve & site nuke plants (likely a LOT longer nowadays) and they know that we know that coal is dirty. They see a big opportunity for them to be a transitional fuel (over the next few decades) and don't want to miss it...