Controlling Methane Emissions in the Natural Gas Sector: A Review of Federal and State Regulatory Frameworks Governing Production, Gathering, Processing, Transmission, and Distribution

Daniel Steinberg; Elizabeth Paranhos; Tracy Kozak; William Boyd; James Bradbury

doi:10.2172/1215077

Controlling Methane Emissions in the Natural Gas Sector: A Review of Federal and State Regulatory Frameworks Governing Production, Gathering, Processing, Transmission, and Distribution

Daniel Steinberg
, Elizabeth Paranhos
, Tracy Kozak
, William Boyd
, James Bradbury

Energy Innovation Partners
University of Colorado Boulder
United States Department of Energy

Research output: NLR › Technical Report

Abstract

This report focuses primarily on regulatory frameworks governing methane emissions from onshore natural gas systems. Methane (CH4) accounts for roughly 10% of anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, with one quarter of these methane emissions coming from the natural gas sector.

Original language	American English
Number of pages	79
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2172/1215077
State	Published - 2015

NLR Publication Number

NREL/TP-6A50-63416

Keywords

air emissions
climate change
federal regulations
methane leaks
natural gas
natural gas regulation
natural gas sector
pipeline safety

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