11.02.2016
Water Protection, Climate Impact
This recently published study (weblink) considered the fugitive emissions of methane from former oil and gas exploration and production wells drilled to exploit conventional hydrocarbon reservoirs onshore in the UK. This is important since[...]read more
09.07.2015
Water Protection, Induced Seismicity, Climate Impact, Operations
The report “The environment and shale gas exploration Results of studies on the soil-water environment, ambient air, acoustic, climate, process fluids and wastes" which was commissioned by the Polish Ministry of Environment and published in[...]read more
23.10.2014
Climate Impact
Dr. Thorsten Warneke discusses the following scientific papers by Howarth, R.W. (2014) and Heath et al (2014) Two recent articles come to different conclusions regarding the impact of shale gas on climate. Natural gas is generally considered to be[...]read more
16.10.2014
Climate Impact
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released data from its annual Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program. In 2013, reported emissions from large industrial facilities were 20 million metric tons higher than the prior year, or 0.6 percent, driven[...]read more
01.08.2014
Generic, Water Protection, Induced Seismicity, Climate Impact, Hydraulic Fracturing
On July 30, the German Federal Environmental Agency (UBA) published its second survey [available in German] on the environmental impacts of hydraulic fracturing for the exploration and production of natural gas with particular emphasis on shale gas[...]read more
23.05.2014
Climate Impact
Dr. Thorsten Warneke discusses the following scientific paper by Caulton et al. (2014) The article “Towards a better understanding and quantification of methane emissions from shale gas development”, by Caulton et al., published in the Proceedings[...]read more
15.04.2014
Climate Impact
Dr. Thorsten Warneke discusses the following scientific paper by Brandt et al. (2014) The article "Methane Leaks from North American Natural Gas Systems", published by Brandt et al. in the Policy Forum of the journal Science, compiles[...]read more
27.01.2014
Climate Impact
Dr. Thorsten Warneke discusses the following scientific paper by Miller et al. (2013) A recent paper by Miller et al. (2013), published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, states that the emission of methane in the United States[...]read more
24.10.2013
Climate Impact
Correction of the conflict of interest statement About 3 weeks after publication of the article "Measurements of methane emissions at natural gas production sites in the United States" the authors corrected their conflict of interest[...]read more
24.10.2013
Climate Impact
Many studies have examined greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from shale gas production and their possible impact on climate. The methodologies and assumptions of these studies differ, and have resulted in various conclusions on the potential emissions.[...]read more
15.10.2013
Climate Impact
Author: Dr. Thorsten WarnekeNatural gas used for heat and power generation is generally regarded as climate friendlier than oil or coal. This is definitely true when only carbon dioxide emissions during the burning process are considered; but[...]read more
04.02.2013
Climate Impact
Production of shale gas Discussion on the carbon footprint of shale gas production is ongoing, with another study (Shale gas production: potential versus actual greenhouse gas emissions) published by MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology[...]read more
09.11.2012
Climate Impact
The report "Has US Shale Gas Reduced CO2 Emissions?" from the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research calls for a meaningful cap on global carbon emissions in order to take full advantage of the potential benefits from a[...]read more
14.09.2012
Water Protection, Climate Impact, Legislation
The European Commission (EC) has commissioned three studies to investigate the possible consequences of exploiting shale gas. The studies were published on 7 September, 2012 and look at the potential effects of unconventional fuels on energy[...]read more
07.08.2012
Climate Impact
Natural gas as an energy source is well suited to mitigate global climate change and a good transition step on the road towards the use of low-carbon sources of energy. In a recent paper published in the journal "Geochemistry, Geophysics and[...]read more
07.08.2012
Climate Impact
Natural gas energy is suitable for the mitigation of global climate change and can serve as a good transition step on the road towards greater use of low-carbon energy sources. In a recent paper published in the journal "Geochemistry,[...]read more
04.05.2012
Legislation, Climate Impact
The use of "reduced emissions completion (REC)", also known as “green completion”, has been prescribed for hydraulically fractured natural gas wells from Jan. 2015 onwards. This is part of the final rule on New Source Performance Standards[...]read more
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