~150,000 tonnes of Canadian origin methane (LNG) are lost into the atmosphere from infrastructure and transportation leakage annually, prior to end-user combustion.
Because methane is a significantly more potent greenhouse gas, this is the equivalent of ~17,880,000 tonnes of new CO2 emission. Annually.
Since methane takes time to break down, there is a cumulative effect. Over a 20-year timeframe, just the leaked methane has the equivalent warming impact of ~2,367,500,000 tonne-years of CO2.
~150,000 tonnes of Canadian origin methane (LNG) are lost into the atmosphere from infrastructure and transportation leakage annually, prior to end-user combustion.
Because methane is a significantly more potent greenhouse gas, this is the equivalent of ~17,880,000 tonnes of new CO2 emission. Annually.
Since methane takes time to break down, there is a cumulative effect. Over a 20-year timeframe, just the leaked methane has the equivalent warming impact of ~2,367,500,000 tonne-years of CO2.
The methane breaks down far sooner than CO2. Just to be clear. Assuming this is unintentionally confusing writing above.