Summary
This fact sheet from the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) explains the nature of natural gas and hydraulic fracturing (fracking), detailing its environmental impacts and health risks, with a specific focus on British Columbia.
Key insights
- Natural gas is a fossil fuel primarily composed of methane, a potent greenhouse gas that is 84 times more powerful than carbon dioxide in warming the atmosphere over a twenty-year period. Methane emissions from the fracking supply chain contribute to one-third of global warming.
- Hydraulic fracturing in British Columbia's northeast involves drilling deep vertical and horizontal wells and injecting high-pressure water, sand, and chemicals to release methane. This process consumes tens of thousands of tonnes of clean water per well, contributing to water shortages and severe droughts (levels 4 and 5) in the Peace River region since November 2022, leading the BC Oil and Gas Commission to suspend some water permits.
Cite the original document
- APA
- Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (2024). 什么是“天然”气、甲烷和水力压裂?. https://cape.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/CAPE-BC-Fracking-Fact-Sheet-Chinese.pdf#new_tab
- Chicago
- Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment. 什么是“天然”气、甲烷和水力压裂?. 2024. https://cape.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/CAPE-BC-Fracking-Fact-Sheet-Chinese.pdf#new_tab.
- Wikipedia
- {{cite report |author=Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment |title=什么是“天然”气、甲烷和水力压裂? |date=January 2024 |url=https://cape.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/CAPE-BC-Fracking-Fact-Sheet-Chinese.pdf#new_tab |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}
- BibTeX
- @techreport{canadianassociationofphysiciansfortheenvironment2024, author = {{Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment}}, title = {{什么是“天然”气、甲烷和水力压裂?}}, institution = {Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment}, year = {2024}, month = jan, url = {https://cape.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/CAPE-BC-Fracking-Fact-Sheet-Chinese.pdf#new_tab}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }
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