Government

摘要

The House is likely to pass a greenhouse gas emissions reduction bill which would have major pluses and minuses for the natural gas pipeline industry. The American Clean Energy and Security Act (H.R. 2454) passed by the House Energy and Commerce Committee by a vote of 33-25 on May 21 would stimulate demand for natural gas but force pipelines to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from compressor exhaust and fugitive methane emissions from many small leakage points along the distribution line. Carbon dioxide is the major greenhouse gas of concern, but methane is much more effective in trapping heat in the atmosphere, something that leads to climate change.