TY  - JOUR
U1  - Zeitschriftenartikel, wissenschaftlich - begutachtet (reviewed)
A1  - Lelieveld, Jos
A1  - Lechtenböhmer, Stefan
A1  - Assonov, Sergey S.
A1  - Brenninkmeijer, Carl A. M.
A1  - Dienst, Carmen
A1  - Fischedick, Manfred
A1  - Hanke, Thomas
T1  - Low methane leakage from gas pipelines : a switch from coal or oil to natural gas could mitigate climate effects in the short term
N2  - Using natural gas for fuel releases less carbon dioxide per unit of energy produced than burning oil or coal, but its production and transport are accompanied by emissions of methane, which is a much more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide in the short term. This calls into question whether climate forcing could be reduced by switching from coal and oil to natural gas. We have made measurements in Russia along the world's largest gas-transport system and find that methane leakage is in the region of 1.4%, which is considerably less than expected and comparable to that from systems in the United States. Our calculations indicate that using natural gas in preference to other fossil fuels could be useful in the short term for mitigating climate change.
T2  - Nature
VL  - 434
Y1  - 2005
U6  - https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/434841a
DO  - https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/434841a
IS  - 7036
SP  - 841
EP  - 842
ER  -