Likely substantial underestimation of reported methane emissions from United Kingdom upstream oil and gas activities
Stuart N. Riddick, Denise L. Mauzerall
Abstract
The United Kingdom government's National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory, used to provide UK greenhouse gas emission data to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, underestimates UK emissions from upstream oil and gas activities by approximately 80%.
Topics & Concepts
Greenhouse gasUpstream (networking)Methane emissionsEnvironmental scienceMethaneFugitive emissionsClimate changeFossil fuelOil and natural gasAtmospheric emissionsEmission inventoryEnvironmental protectionAtmospheric sciencesWaste managementGeographyMeteorologyEngineeringAir quality indexChemistryOceanographyOrganic chemistryGeologyTelecommunicationsAtmospheric and Environmental Gas DynamicsAtmospheric chemistry and aerosolsHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis