DOI: 10.1080/14693062.2018.1427538
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-85044344024
论文题名: Reducing fugitive methane emissions from the North American oil and gas sector: a proposed science-policy framework
作者: Konschnik K ; , Jordaan S ; M
刊名: Climate Policy
ISSN: 1469-3062
EISSN: 1752-7457
出版年: 2018
起始页码: 1
结束页码: 19
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Atmospheric pollution
; climate change mitigation
; climate change policies
; climate policy frameworks
; decentralized governance
; GHG emissions
Scopus学科分类: nvironmental Science: General Environmental Science
; Earth and Planetary Sciences: Atmospheric Science
英文摘要: The shale gas boom in the United States spurred a shift in electricity generation from coal to natural gas. Natural gas combined cycle units emit half of the CO2 to produce the same energy as a coal unit; therefore, the market trend is credited for a reduction in GHG emissions from the US power sector. However, methane that escapes the natural gas supply chain may undercut these relative climate benefits. In 2016, Canada, the United States and Mexico pledged to reduce methane emissions from the oil and natural gas sector 40–45% from 2012 levels by 2025. This article reviews the science-policy landscape of methane measurement and mitigation relevant for meeting this pledge, including changes in US policy following the 2016 presidential election. Considerable policy incoherence exists in all three countries. Reliable inventories remain elusive; despite government and private sector research efforts, the magnitude of methane emissions remains in dispute. Meanwhile, mitigation efforts vary significantly. A framework that integrates science and policy would enable actors to more effectively inform, leverage and pursue advances in methane measurement and mitigation. The framework is applied to North America, but could apply to other geographic contexts. Key policy insightsThe oil and gas sector’s contribution to atmospheric methane concentrations is becoming an increasingly prominent issue in climate policy.Efforts to measure and control fugitive methane emissions do not presently proceed within a coherent framework that integrates science and policy.In 2016, the governments of Canada, Mexico and the United States pledged to reduce methane emissions from the oil and natural gas sector 40–45% from 2012 levels by 2025.The 2016 presidential election in the United States has halted American progress at the federal level, suggesting a heavier reliance on industry and subnational efforts in that country.Collectively or individually, the countries, individual agencies, or private stakeholders could use the proposed North American Methane Reduction framework to direct research, enhance monitoring and evaluate mitigation efforts, and improve the chances that continental methane reduction targets will be achieved. © 2018 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group Citation statistics:
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标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/80188
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作者单位: Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA; School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, Washington, DC, USA
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Konschnik K,, Jordaan S,M. Reducing fugitive methane emissions from the North American oil and gas sector: a proposed science-policy framework[J]. Climate Policy,2018-01-01