Methane emissions: LNG from Russia and t • Table.Briefings

Methanleaks bei der Öl- und Gasförderung und Transport zu schließen, ist oft kosteneffizient. Und trotzdem gibt es viele Hürden. — Oil and gas production in Russia and the USA causes very high methane emissions compared to other countries.

According to a new study, German gas imports are associated with far fewer methane emissions along the supply chain than the EU average. The study commissioned by the Ministry of Economic Affairs shows the major differences between the exporters: While Russia and the USA are among the dirtiest producers, Norway and the Netherlands are role models.

According to a new study commissioned by the Ministry of Economic Affairs, German gas imports cause far fewer methane emissions per cubic meter of gas imported than those of the EU27 countries. The study shows that imports from the USA, Russia, Algeria, Nigeria and Angola have a much higher methane intensity than imports from Norway, the Netherlands, or domestic German gas production. The methane intensity indicates the proportion of methane escaping into the atmosphere during extraction and transportation in relation to total production – the worse the natural gas infrastructure is maintained or the older it is, the greater the methane leaks. As a greenhouse gas, methane is 80 times more harmful to the climate in the short term (20 years) than CO₂, but it is broken down more quickly in the atmosphere.

Methane emissions: LNG from Russia and the US is particularly climate-damaging.

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