Exported gas produces far worse emissions than coal, major study finds | Fossil fuels | The Guardian
For years, oil and gas producers have promoted gas as a “bridge” fuel and a “climate solution” over burning coal, and there is now a glut of new liquefied natural gas (or LNG) terminals, primarily in the US.
However, recent research at Cornell University shows that LNG – from drilling to transporting it – has a larger greenhouse gas footprint than any other fuel. For example, around half of the total emissions occur during the long journey taken by gas as it is pushed through pipelines to coastal terminals after it is drilled (usually via hydraulic fracking) from shale deposits in the U.S.
More than 125 climate, environmental and health scientists have reviewed and defended the research and urge a continuation of the pause on LNG exports.
Summary by Susan McSwain for Friends of Nelson