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Carbon emission reduction requires attention to the contribution of natural gas use: Combustion and leakage
Haoyuan Chen
Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment and Extreme Meteorology, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
Tao Song
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Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment and Extreme Meteorology, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
Xiaodong Chen
Beijing Aozuo Ecological Instrument Co., Ltd., Beijing 100080, China
Yinghong Wang
Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment and Extreme Meteorology, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Mengtian Cheng
Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment and Extreme Meteorology, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Kai Wang
Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment and Extreme Meteorology, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Fuxin Liu
Anhui University of Science and Technology, Anhui 232001, China
Baoxian Liu
Beijing Key Laboratory of Airborne Particulate Matter Monitoring Technology, Beijing Municipal Environmental Monitoring Center, Beijing, 100048, China
Guiqian Tang
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Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment and Extreme Meteorology, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
Yuesi Wang
Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment and Extreme Meteorology, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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The methane leakage from natural gas may offset the reduced CO2 emissions from its combustion, To quantify its effect, we established the flux observation platform in Beijing, the results showed that natural gas has become a common source of both after the transformation of energy structure, the natural gas could escape during production, storage and use. Although the natural gas leakage rate is not high (1.12 %), the greenhouse effect caused by natural gas leakage can not be ignored.
The methane leakage from natural gas may offset the reduced CO2 emissions from its combustion,...
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