MIND THE GAP

The report identifies a 'methane emission gap' between the Obama Administration's goal to reduce oil and gas methane pollution by 40–45% from 2012 levels by 2025 and the actual impact of its proposed regulations. It finds that proposed standards primarily target new and modified sources, while existing sources are projected to represent 90% of the sector's total methane emissions in 2018. To close the gap of at least 75 million metric tons CO2e, the report recommends requiring leak detection and repair, non-emitting pneumatic technologies, and the capture of gas from oil wells for existing sources.

• The Obama Administration set a target to reduce methane pollution from the oil and gas sector by 40–45% from 2012 levels by 2025.
• Proposed EPA methane standards are insufficient because they apply only to new and modified sources, whereas a 2014 ICF International study indicates that sites existing in 2011 will account for 90% of the sector's total methane emissions in 2018.

APA

Banks, J., Fleischman, L., & McCabe, D. (2016). MIND THE GAP. Clean Air Task Force. https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/21094444/CATF_Pub_MindtheGap.pdf

Chicago

Banks, Jonathan, Lesley Fleischman, and David McCabe. MIND THE GAP. Clean Air Task Force, 2016. https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/21094444/CATF_Pub_MindtheGap.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{banks2016mind, author = {Banks, Jonathan and Fleischman, Lesley and McCabe, David}, title = {{MIND THE GAP}}, institution = {Clean Air Task Force}, year = {2016}, month = jan, url = {https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/21094444/CATF_Pub_MindtheGap.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }