Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Western Canadian Natural Gas: Proposed Emissions Tracking for Life Cycle Modeling
Ryan E. Liu, Arvind Ravikumar, Xiaotao Bi, Siduo Zhang, Yuhao Nie, Adam R. Brandt, Joule Bergerson
Abstract
e/MJ. The analysis reveals that compared to US studies, public GHG emissions data for Western Canada is insufficient as current public data satisfies only 50% of typical LCA model inputs. Company provided data closes most of these gaps (∼80% of the model inputs). We recommend more detailed data collection and presentation of government reported data such as a breakdown of vented and fugitive methane emissions by source. We propose a data collection template to facilitate improved GHG emissions intensity estimates and insight about potential mitigation strategies.
Topics & Concepts
Greenhouse gasEnvironmental scienceUpstream (networking)Natural gasFossil fuelClimate changeFugitive emissionsEnvironmental engineeringNatural resource economicsEngineeringWaste managementEconomicsEcologyBiologyTelecommunicationsAtmospheric and Environmental Gas DynamicsCarbon Dioxide Capture TechnologiesEnergy, Environment, and Transportation Policies