Re:New York to Ban Natural Gas, Including Stoves, in New Bui...
by mercutio2 on Sunday April 30, 2023 @11:09AM
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It really depends how much of the methane in the entire chain is combusted. Uncombusted methane has a short term radiative forcing 100x as much as C02.
And it turns out there are a lot of leaks and incomplete combustion in the overall methane supply chain. Residential hookups are a significant source of slow leaks.
So completely avoiding a hookup in the first place may have a larger climate impact than your napkin math suggests.
And it turns out there are a lot of leaks and incomplete combustion in the overall methane supply chain. Residential hookups are a significant source of slow leaks.
So completely avoiding a hookup in the first place may have a larger climate impact than your napkin math suggests.