Emission Reductions Can Be Cost Effective

摘要

Although the Enron Gas Pipeline Group's (Enron) domestic natural gas pipeline compressor stations have less methane emissions than the industry average, Enron has developed a proactive pro-gram using new measurement technology to further reduce methane emissions from its compressor stations. This has important benefits in that methane is the primary component in natural gas, and any reduction in emissions means more natural gas is available to market to Enron customers. In -addition, methane is a "greenhouse gas," and Enron believes voluntary programs are an important component in the overall strategy to cost-effectively reduce greenhouse gas emissions. There is the possibility that the properly documented reductions may be sold as emission credits when a greenhouse gas emission trading system is developed.