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Limiting Methane Leaks Critical to Gas, Climate Benefits
2013-05-22 19:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: Knowing how much methane is leaking from the natural gas system is essential to determining the potential climate benefits of natural gas use. Our extensive review of the publicly available studies finds that a pervasive lack of measurements makes it nearly impossible to know with confidence what the average methane leak rate is for the U.S. as a whole. More measurements, more reliable data, and better understanding of industry practices are needed. It has been widely reported that shifting from...
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