Countries Should Consider Reductions Of Methane in Paris Talks, Report Says

摘要

Nearly 3.6 trillion cubic feet of natural gas valued at $30 billion was leaked into the atmosphere in 2012, according to a report from the Environmental Defense Fund. Those leaks accounted for 3 percent of global natural gas production and were the equivalent of 1,680 million metric tons of carbon dioxide, which should factor into upcoming global climate negotiations, researchers said in the report, "Untapped Potential: Reducing Global Methane Emissions from Oil and Natural Gas Systems," released April 21. The gas being leaked is the equivalent of all natural gas produced by Norway that year.