Quantification of the Potential Gross Economic Impacts of Five Methane Reduction Scenarios

Keyser, David¹  Warner, Ethan¹  Curley, Christina² 

[1] National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States);Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO (United States)

关键词: economic impact;    carbon emissions;    methane;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1215139
RP-ID  :  NREL/TP--6A50-63801
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1215139

学科分类：环境科学（综合）

美国|英语

来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

Methane (CH4) is a potent greenhouse gas that is released from the natural gas supply chain into the atmosphere as a result of fugitive emissions1 and venting2 . We assess five potential CH4 reduction scenarios from transmission, storage, and distribution (TS&D) using published literature on the costs and the estimated quantity of CH4 reduced. We utilize cost and methane inventory data from ICF (2014) and Warner et al. (forthcoming) as well as data from Barrett and McCulloch (2014) and the American Gas Association (AGA) (2013) to estimate that the implementation of these measures could support approximately 85,000 jobs annually from 2015 to 2019 and reduce CH4 emissions from natural gas TS&D by over 40%. Based on standard input/output analysis methodology, measures are estimated to support over $8 billion in GDP annually over the same time period and allow producers to recover approximately $912 million annually in captured gas.