comments-to-epa-on-oil-and-gas-sector-methane-standards

The Institute for Policy Integrity supports the EPA's November 2021 proposed standards for methane emissions in the oil and natural gas sector but urges the agency to expand the scope of regulated sources to include abandoned wells and flares. The organization further recommends enhancing the EPA's regulatory analysis through distributional analysis, extended time frames, and the quantification of co-benefits. Additionally, it advocates for a more robust justification of discount rates and the inclusion of global damages within the social cost of greenhouse gases (SC-GHG), asserting that the SC-GHG represents a lower bound of climate impacts.

• Policy Integrity supports the EPA's proposed methane standards but suggests expanding the regulation to cover additional leaky sources, specifically flares and abandoned wells.
• The organization recommends that the EPA improve its regulatory analysis by quantifying co-benefits, extending the analysis time frame, conducting a distributional analysis of impacts, and disaggregating costs and benefits.
• Policy Integrity and a coalition of environmental groups recommend that the EPA expand its justification for discount rates and the inclusion of global damages in the social cost of greenhouse gases (SC-GHG), stating the SC-GHG is a lower bound of projected impacts.

APA

Sarinsky, J. L. M. (2022). comments-to-epa-on-oil-and-gas-sector-methane-standards. Institute for Policy Integrity. https://policyintegrity.org/projects/update/comments-to-epa-on-oil-and-gas-sector-methane-standards

Chicago

Sarinsky, Jack Lienke, Max. comments-to-epa-on-oil-and-gas-sector-methane-standards. Institute for Policy Integrity, 2022. https://policyintegrity.org/projects/update/comments-to-epa-on-oil-and-gas-sector-methane-standards.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{sarinsky2022commentstoepaonoilandgassectormethanestandards, author = {Sarinsky, Jack Lienke, Max}, title = {{comments-to-epa-on-oil-and-gas-sector-methane-standards}}, publisher = {Institute for Policy Integrity}, year = {2022}, month = jan, url = {https://policyintegrity.org/projects/update/comments-to-epa-on-oil-and-gas-sector-methane-standards}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }