RE: Hydrogen nothing more than a bubble it seems...16 Oct 2022 19:58
Methane Leakage..
Some methane gas proponents say that gas is a boon to the climate because it is less carbon polluting than coal. This is a false choice between two bad options that ignores the environmental and economic benefits of renewable energy like wind and solar. Even proponents admit that gas is only better than coal if less than 3.4 percent of the methane escapes unburned into the atmosphere.
However, methane emissions from the gas infrastructure are only now being properly quantified. Prior to recent studies, methane pollution estimates relied solely on industry reporting for data. In fact, the EPA continues to base its greenhouse gas emissions inventory on data self-reported by the gas industry. The industry-based estimates have been called into question by several new studies that have uncovered large amounts of methane leakage from various sections of the oil and gas infrastructure.
https://www.greenpeace.org/usa/fighting-climate-chaos/issues/natural-gas/