Reality Check: The True Climate Risk Of Natural Gas
that US greenhouse gas emissions “continued downward largely due to the growing use of natural gas and renewables to generate electricity in place of more carbon-intensive fuels.”Natural gas and coal have significant life-cycle emissions of CO2 and other climate pollutants like methane throughout their supply chains from extraction to end use. Many coal-to-natural gas comparisons consider only end-use combustion, factoring in emissions from a power plant or home furnace.
In reality, methane leakages drive emissions parity between gas and coal, especially through the gas supply chain.Methane comprises roughly 70 to 90 percent of gas. So, when natural gas leaks, mostly methane is released. As a climate pollutant, methane is overWhile CO2 has dominated mainstream conversations about climate change and emissions reduction strategies, tackling methane can deliver bigger reductions, at lower costs, sooner.
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