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Natural gas remains a fuel of choice for consumers because of its low cost, efficient end uses, and environmental attributes. This domestically produced energy source is poised to serve as a foundation fuel for the US economy for years to come.
This potential has focused public attention on how the increased use of natural gas can reduce the environmental footprint of our energy usage. The use of natural gas results in far less carbon dioxide than coal or oil for the same amount of beneficial energy derived, and natural gas technologies serve as an affordable complement to renewable energy. Better …
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A groundbreaking analysis conducted by ICF International (ICF) shows that the U.S. oil and gas industry can significantly and cost-effectively reduce emissions of methane – the primary ingredient in natural gas and a highly potent greenhouse gas – using currently available technologies and operating practices.
Environmental Defense Fund commissioned ICF, a leading technical consulting firm with over thirty years of experience in the energy sector, to analyze the economics of methane emission reduction opportunities across the natural gas industry, from upstream production to downstream distribution. ICF’s analysis is based on data and comments from numerous organizations, including oil and gas …
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Methane is an important climate change forcing greenhouse gas (GHG) with a short‐term impact many times greater than carbon dioxide. Methane comprised 9% of U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in 2011 according to the U.S. EPA Inventory of US Greenhouse Gas Emission and Sinks: 1990‐20111, and would comprise a substantially higher portion based on a shorter timescale measurement. Recent research also suggests that mitigation of short‐term climate forcers such as methane is a critical component of a comprehensive response to climate change2 . Emissions from the oil and gas industry are among the largest anthropogenic sources of U.S. methane emissions. …
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The rapid growth in American natural gas production offers a variety of opportunities, including the chance for America to become a natural gas exporting nation. Doing so would benefit the U.S. as well as our allies and trading partners, many of who have been vocal in their support of such exports.
The economic benefits of exporting liquefied natural gas (LNG) outweigh the costs, according to a report conducted for the Department of Energy (DOE). This report found that America can produce more than enough natural gas to meet domestic demand affordably while also supporting export markets. The report further concluded …
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