Re: Greenhouse Gases comparisons

[Andy Hull <hull@mail.sep.bnl.gov>]

More on the greenhouse gas thread, specifically on losses from gas pipelines.



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>From: morris3@sun2.bnl.gov (samuel c. morris)
>To: hull@mail.sep.bnl.gov
>Subject: Re: Greenhouse Gases comparisons
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>Andy,
> Regarding natural gas transportation losses, in our modelling we do include
>the losses in the pipelines.  So far we are not including leaks in the
>distribution system (methane has 20 times the greenhouse effect than CO2),
>but these are believed to be pretty small in the US.  The Dutch did a study
>of Russian gas a few years ago and decided the gas leaks were so high that
>they were a major contributor to greenhouse gases.
>
>Sam
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