A measurement-based upstream oil and gas methane inventory for Alberta, Canada reveals higher emissions and different sources than official estimates

Abstract Mitigation actions and regulations to meet critical 2030 methane reduction targets under the Global Methane Pledge are hampered by uncertainty in true levels of emissions and source breakdowns. Here we present a measurement-based, source-resolved, hybrid top-down/bottom-up methane inventory...

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Main Authors: Bradley M. Conrad, David R. Tyner, Hugh Z. Li, Donglai Xie, Matthew R. Johnson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-11-01
Series:Communications Earth & Environment
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-01081-0