Methane from Oil and Gas Are Worse Than Reported to UN, Satellites Show
Emissions of the potent greenhouse gas from oil and gas operations are much higher than reported to the UNFCCC, according to a new study that analyzed satellite observations.
Methane emissions observed by NASA’s EMIT sensor over Texas, attributed to the oil and gas sector by Carbon Mapper.
Source: Carbon Mapper
Observed methane releases from global oil and gas operations are 30% higher than what countries estimate in reports to the UN, according to a new study that analyzed satellite observations of the potent greenhouse gas.
The world’s four largest oil and gas emitters, the US, Russia, Venezuela and Turkmenistan, account for most of the overall discrepancy, according to the report published last month in Nature Communications. The satellite data challenges figures reported to the UN, which rely on so-called emissions factors — estimates for how much methane equipment might normally release — applied to production and use rates.
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Methane from Oil and Gas Are Worse Than Reported to UN, Satellites Show