Cutting Methane Emissions

Who is researching how to cut methane emissions? UT-Austin Center for Energy and Environmental Resources

What data is key to cutting methane? measuring methane emissions at natural gas production sites

Do methane emissions counter a switch from coal to natural gas electricity generation? Yes, “replacing coal with natural gas for generating electricity, natural gas starts with a large advantage of lower CO₂ emissions, but that advantage is eroded by methane emissions.”

What 2 pieces of information are crucial in the future to cut methane emissions?

• identify where methane is being released
• identify high emitters of methane in the natural gas supply chain

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