Future development of the upstream greenhouse gas emissions from natural gas industry, focussing on Russian gas fields and export pipelines
(2010) In Journal of Integrative Environmental Sciences 7(SUPPL. 1). p.39-48- Abstract
Natural gas makes an increasing contribution to the European Union's energy supply. Due to its efficiency and low level of combustion emissions this reduces greenhouse gas emissions compared to the use of other fossil fuels. However, being itself a potent greenhouse gas, a high level of direct losses of natural gas in its process chain could neutralise these advantages. Which effect will finally prevail depends on future economical as well as technical developments. Based on two different scenarios of the main influencing factors we can conclude that over the next two decades CH4 emissions from the natural gas supply chain can be significantly reduced, in spite of unfavourable developments of the supply structures. This,... (More)
Natural gas makes an increasing contribution to the European Union's energy supply. Due to its efficiency and low level of combustion emissions this reduces greenhouse gas emissions compared to the use of other fossil fuels. However, being itself a potent greenhouse gas, a high level of direct losses of natural gas in its process chain could neutralise these advantages. Which effect will finally prevail depends on future economical as well as technical developments. Based on two different scenarios of the main influencing factors we can conclude that over the next two decades CH4 emissions from the natural gas supply chain can be significantly reduced, in spite of unfavourable developments of the supply structures. This, however, needs a substantial, but economically attractive investment into new technology, particularly in Russia.
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- Lechtenböhmer, S. LU and Dienst, C.
- publishing date
- 2010-07-01
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Dynamic life cycle analysis introduction, GHG emissions, Natural gas production and transport, Russia
- in
- Journal of Integrative Environmental Sciences
- volume
- 7
- issue
- SUPPL. 1
- pages
- 10 pages
- publisher
- Taylor & Francis
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- scopus:79958254953
- ISSN
- 1943-815X
- DOI
- 10.1080/19438151003774463
- language
- English
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- 89a5e17a-d81b-40c4-9b6d-bc1df8da4707
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- 2018-10-07 10:08:06
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- 2022-02-15 05:07:49
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title = {{Future development of the upstream greenhouse gas emissions from natural gas industry, focussing on Russian gas fields and export pipelines}},
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