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Newly located natural gas (methane) resources may be able to substitute at scale for the use of coal, and in some special cases, oil. With a GHG emissions profile better than that for coal or oil, natural gas may represent an opportunity to transition to a prosperous, secure, self sufficient, lower carbon economy.<\/p>\n
Critics of such a strategy argue that methane leakage during the production and distribution phases of natural gas significantly reduces or even eliminates life cycle emissions benefits compared to those of coal or oil.<\/p>\n
Policymakers, the media and the public at large need credible analysis to support pending decisions and to balance what often devolves into conflicting, unsubstantiated rhetoric. Although a great deal of material exists on the subject, a comprehensive evaluation of the quality of such work had not yet been performed.<\/p>\n
In 2013 Novim assembled a team of scientific and technical experts to analyze existing studies of the emissions profile of natural gas during the production and distribution phases, with a focus on determining a range of actual methane leakage rates. Probable causes for the leakage were included, and proposed solutions examined, along with suggestions for future analysis.<\/p>\n
The 14 member scientific team convened at Stanford University to consider the data and prepare a summary paper.\u00a0Results of this study were published in the February 14, 2014 issue of\u00a0<\/span>Science\u00a0magazine.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/ScienceMethane.02.14.14-1.pdf” url_new_window=”on” button_text=”Read the Science Article” _builder_version=”4.7.7″ custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”16px” button_bg_color=”#55677f” button_border_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0)” button_border_radius=”0px” button_letter_spacing=”4px” button_font=”Source Sans Pro|700||on|||||” button_icon=”%%3%%” background_layout=”dark” custom_margin=”||” custom_padding=”12px|30px|12px|30px|true|true” locked=”off”] Stanford’s Adam Brandt and colleagues have found that methane leakage from the US natural gas infrastructure is much higher than official estimates, a problem that can be addressed by the industry.<\/span><\/p>\n 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