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Methane mapping, emission quantification, and attribution in two European cities: Utrecht (NL) and Hamburg (DE)
Institute for Marine and Atmospheric research Utrecht (IMAU), Utrecht University (UU), Utrecht, the Netherlands
Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO),
Utrecht, the Netherlands
Julianne M. Fernandez
Department of Earth Sciences, Royal Holloway University of London (RHUL), Egham, United Kingdom
Malika Menoud
Institute for Marine and Atmospheric research Utrecht (IMAU), Utrecht University (UU), Utrecht, the Netherlands
Daniel Zavala-Araiza
Institute for Marine and Atmospheric research Utrecht (IMAU), Utrecht University (UU), Utrecht, the Netherlands
Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), Utrecht, the Netherlands
Zachary D. Weller
Department of Statistics, Colorado State University (CSU), Fort Collins, United States of America
Stefan Schwietzke
Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), Berlin, Germany
Joseph C. von Fischer
Department of Biology, Colorado State University (CSU), Fort Collins, United States of America
Hugo Denier van der Gon
Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO),
Utrecht, the Netherlands
Thomas Röckmann
Institute for Marine and Atmospheric research Utrecht (IMAU), Utrecht University (UU), Utrecht, the Netherlands
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Methane accounts for ∼ 25 % of current climate warming. The current lack of methane measurements is a barrier for tracking major sources, which are key for near-term climate mitigation. We use mobile measurements to identify and quantify methane emission sources in Utrecht (NL) and Hamburg (DE) with a focus on natural gas pipeline leaks. The measurements resulted in fixing the major leaks by the local utility, but coordinated efforts are needed at national levels for further emission reductions.
Methane accounts for ∼ 25 % of current climate warming. The current lack of methane measurements...
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