QUELS SONT LES VICES CACHÉS DU GAZ FOSSILE ?

The report challenges the narrative of fossil gas as a low-carbon transition fuel, detailing its high methane leakage rates and the severe ecological and health risks associated with hydraulic fracturing. It highlights that methane's high warming potential can make gas more harmful to the climate than coal if leakage exceeds 4%. Additionally, the document outlines the health consequences of gas combustion, including respiratory illnesses and millions of annual deaths globally, and calls for financial institutions to cease all support for gas expansion.

• Fossil gas is a high emitter of greenhouse gases throughout its entire life cycle. While combustion is the primary source, shale gas production is significantly more emissive than conventional gas, with wells leaking up to 8% of methane during their operational life.
• Methane has a warming power 83 times stronger than CO2 over a 20-year period. If methane leakage in the supply chain exceeds 4%, using fossil gas for electricity production becomes more damaging to the climate than using coal over a 20-year timeframe.
• Hydraulic fracturing for shale gas causes severe environmental and health issues, including the contamination of aquifers with chemical agents, high water consumption—averaging 19 million liters per well in the US—and the release of carcinogenic benzene, which increases cancer risks for nearby residents.
• The combustion of fossil gas releases atmospheric pollutants that cause respiratory problems, such as asthma and chronic bronchitis. Globally, 5 million annual deaths are attributed to air pollution from fossil fuels, including gas; in 2019, gas-fired electricity production caused 2,864 deaths in Europe.

APA

Reclaim Finance (n.d.). QUELS SONT LES VICES CACHÉS DU GAZ FOSSILE ? https://reclaimfinance.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/VicesCacheGaz_FR.pdf

Chicago

Reclaim Finance. QUELS SONT LES VICES CACHÉS DU GAZ FOSSILE ? n.d. https://reclaimfinance.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/VicesCacheGaz_FR.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{reclaimfinancendquels, author = {{Reclaim Finance}}, title = {{QUELS SONT LES VICES CACHÉS DU GAZ FOSSILE ?}}, institution = {Reclaim Finance}, url = {https://reclaimfinance.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/VicesCacheGaz_FR.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }