Mitigación del Metano del Sector Energético

The report details how the oil, gas, and coal industries contribute significantly to anthropogenic methane emissions and the associated health risks from co-emitted pollutants. It advocates for a transition to clean energy and the adoption of specific technical solutions to reduce methane leaks and flaring, highlighting the immediate health benefits of such actions.

• Oil and gas activities account for approximately 23% of total anthropogenic methane emissions, with about 80% of these emissions occurring during extraction and production due to leaks, venting, and flaring.
• Coal mining is responsible for 12% of total anthropogenic methane emissions, which are released through exposed coal seams in surface mines, ventilation and drainage in underground mines, post-extraction processing, and abandoned mines.
• Methane emissions from the energy sector contribute to the formation of tropospheric ozone, which is linked to approximately one million premature deaths annually from cardiovascular and respiratory diseases.
• Methane is frequently co-emitted with other hazardous air pollutants, including nitrogen oxides (NOx), fine particulate matter (PM2.5), hydrogen sulfide (H2S), and BTEX compounds (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene), which increase risks of cancer, lung disease, and birth defects.
• The report identifies specific technical solutions to mitigate methane, such as leak detection and repair (LDAR), vapor recovery units to replace flaring, and the electrification of compressor engines.
• In Nigeria, gas flaring is linked to increased rates of respiratory illness and low birth weight in children, yet the government continues to provide fossil fuel subsidies, which in 2019 amounted to at least 1.7 billion dollars for oil.
• In South Africa, the fifth largest emitter of coal mine methane globally, satellite data has detected significant methane leaks near Johannesburg, emitting an estimated 40 tonnes of methane per hour.
• Indigenous communities in Canada are disproportionately affected by air and water pollution from hydraulic fracturing (fracking), often due to the location of reserves in remote northern areas and a lack of political voice.

APA

Nguyen, L., Quintana, A., Rowland, A., & Vegh-Gaynor, G. (2023). Mitigación del Metano del Sector Energético. Global Climate and Health Alliance. https://climateandhealthalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/MethaneReport-Energy-ES.pdf

Chicago

Nguyen, Linh, Amanda Quintana, Amy Rowland, and Gabriel Vegh-Gaynor. Mitigación del Metano del Sector Energético. Global Climate and Health Alliance, 2023. https://climateandhealthalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/MethaneReport-Energy-ES.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{nguyen2023mitigacin, author = {Nguyen, Linh and Quintana, Amanda and Rowland, Amy and Vegh-Gaynor, Gabriel}, title = {{Mitigación del Metano del Sector Energético}}, institution = {Global Climate and Health Alliance}, year = {2023}, month = aug, url = {https://climateandhealthalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/MethaneReport-Energy-ES.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }