Mind you, identifying leaks isn’t enough; it takes actively fixing them and decommissioning the infrastructure which resulted in methane release in the first place.
Mind you, identifying leaks isn’t enough; it takes actively fixing them and decommissioning the infrastructure which resulted in methane release in the first place.
Are the leaks perchance closely correlated to locations where oil and gas are being mined?
Generally yes. At least with respect to the methane leaks in the Four Corners area, where UT, AZ, NM & CO meet.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Corners_Methane_Hot_Spot
However the Siberian one seems to be from methane clathrates as the permafrost melts. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siberia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methane_clathrate
The larger picture: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methane_emissions
Fossil Fuel Use (33%) Animal Agriculture (30%) Plant Agriculture (18%) Waste (15%) All Other (4%)
The fossil fuels numbers are probably an underestimate; up until a few years ago, they were based on self-reported numbers from the industry. There have been a string of papers suggesting they only report about 1/4 of what actually leaks.
They’re still based on self-reported data, unfortunately. This will change in some places in the next few years, but we’re not there yet.
Doubtless. Would you post links to some, any of those?
Mix of scientific papers, political reports on the problem, and news coverage:
There’s a lot more if you look
TY! I’ll give it a gander when I get a chance. And this puts it in thread of this post for the benefit of others. ;-)