The US natural gas industry is leaking way more methane than previously thought. Here’s why that matters
- Written by Anthony J. Marchese, Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs, Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering; Director, Engines and Energy Conversion Laboratory; Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Colorado State University
The authors conferring at a natural gas facility in Colorado.Colorado State University, CC BY-SA
Natural gas is displacing coal, which could help fight climate change because burning it produces fewer carbon emissions. But producing and transporting natural gas releases methane, a greenhouse gas that also contributes to climate change. How big is...