{"id":17294,"date":"2018-02-28T11:49:31","date_gmt":"2018-02-28T16:49:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/?p=17294"},"modified":"2018-02-28T15:30:31","modified_gmt":"2018-02-28T20:30:31","slug":"industry-backed-white-paper-low-balls-oil-gas-methane-impact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/2018\/02\/28\/industry-backed-white-paper-low-balls-oil-gas-methane-impact\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry-backed white paper low-balls oil &#038; gas methane impact"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2018\/02\/Methane-Map-NASA.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-17297 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2018\/02\/Methane-Map-NASA-300x188.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"312\" height=\"196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2018\/02\/Methane-Map-NASA-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2018\/02\/Methane-Map-NASA.png 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 312px) 100vw, 312px\" \/><\/a>A <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gastechnology.org\/CMR\/Documents\/GTI_White_Paper_Methane_and_NG_Impact_Warm_12-17.pdf\">white paper<\/a> by the Gas Technology Institute\u2019s Center for Methane Research is drawing attention in industry circles for arguing that methane emissions from the oil and gas sector have a much smaller impact on the global climate than virtually <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/global-mitigation-non-co2-greenhouse-gases\/global-anthropogenic-non-co2-greenhouse-gas-emissions\">every<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/rhg.com\/reports\/untapped-potential\">other<\/a> generally accepted scientific estimate.<\/p>\n<p>That would be huge news if it were true. But unfortunately, the conclusion is rendered completely moot by a compounding series of fundamental errors. In fact, had the authors done their math accurately, their results would have been very much in line with mainstream <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ipcc.ch\/pdf\/assessment-report\/ar5\/wg1\/supplementary\/WG1AR5_Ch08SM_FINAL.pdf\">research<\/a> which shows that human-caused methane emissions are responsible for a quarter of the worldwide warming we\u2019re experiencing today.<\/p>\n<p>We can\u2019t say whether the erroneous calculations were intentional or not. It\u2019s worth noting, however, that EDF pointed out these mistakes to GTI staff when our scientists were asked to comment on a pre-publication draft. We will explain them again here, showing where the authors went wrong and what the numbers look like when they correctly reflect the underlying physics and chemistry.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Layers of Mistakes Amplify the Errors<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The GTI paper starts with sound <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esrl.noaa.gov\/gmd\/aggi\/aggi.html\">data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration\u2019s Annual Greenhouse Gas Index (AGGI)<\/a>. It\u2019s the use of the data where the authors go wrong. Their conclusions are so far off the actual mark because there are basic errors layered on top of each other that lead to spurious conclusions.<\/p>\n<p>Knowledgeable experts will spot these problems immediately, but many others may not \u2013 particularly if they are only reading secondhand references or quotes. That\u2019s why it\u2019s important to unpack the math.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Misleading Mistake #1: Systematic Under Counting<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Methane emissions contribute to warming in two ways: directly, as a heat-trapping gas in itself, and also indirectly, via oxidation of methane into tropospheric ozone, stratospheric water vapor, and carbon dioxide \u2013 all of which are heat-trapping gases themselves. In fact, about a third of methane\u2019s aggregate effect on the climate is known to come from these other components.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, the GTI paper doesn\u2019t look at methane <em>emissions<\/em>. Instead, the authors decided to look at methane <em>concentrations<\/em>. This choice leaves out the well-established indirect or secondary warming effects caused by methane\u2019s indirect impact.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, their numbers are more than 30 percent too low right out of the gates. The GTI paper suggests total methane emissions are responsible for 16.7 percent of the warming we see today. But in fact, the real figure is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipcc.ch\/pdf\/assessment-report\/ar5\/wg1\/supplementary\/WG1AR5_Ch08SM_FINAL.pdf\">at least<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipcc.ch\/pdf\/assessment-report\/ar5\/wg1\/supplementary\/WG1AR5_Ch08SM_FINAL.pdf\">25 percent<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Misleading Mistake #2: Muddling Human-Caused with Naturally-Occurring Emissions<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The paper correctly notes that human-caused sources of methane (the two biggest of which are livestock and oil and gas activities) account for about half of all worldwide methane emissions. The other half comes from naturally-occurring sources like swamps and bogs.<\/p>\n<p>But because <em>natural<\/em> emissions are relatively constant over human time scales, they have not changed the Earth\u2019s energy balance over the past few centuries; their impact on the climate is the same today as it was in preindustrial times.<\/p>\n<p>Where the GTI paper goes fundamentally wrong again, however, is by assuming that because half of methane emissions are natural, half of today\u2019s climate impact from methane is also natural. But in fact the current climate impact from methane is entirely attributable to human activities. With the stroke of a pen, the GTI paper therefore reduces the estimated radiative forcing effect of <em>human-caused<\/em> methane \u2013 already too low by a third because of the first error \u2013 in half. .<\/p>\n<p>Now, instead of the generally accepted, science-based estimate of at least 25 percent, the paper says human-caused methane emissions account for only 8.8 percent of today\u2019s warming. In other words, the first and second systematic errors in the paper result in two-thirds of the problem disappearing by mathematical sleight of hand.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Misleading Mistake #3: Undercounting Fossil Fuels\u2019 Share of the Pie<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thanks to the first two mistakes, all the subsequent calculations also result in numbers that are far too low.<\/p>\n<p>Emissions from fossil fuel activities (coal, oil, and gas) account for about 20 percent of <em>all<\/em> methane (natural and human-made), but they represent roughly\u00a0<em>30 percent<\/em> of the methane from human activity (and recall that all of today\u2019s warming from methane is attributable to human activities). \u2013 thereby arriving at an estimate that is half of what it should be.<\/p>\n<p>The authors compound this mistake again when calculating the impact attributable to the U.S. oil and gas industry, again producing an estimate that\u2019s three- to four times too low.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The <em>Actual<\/em> Bottom Line<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"simplePullQuote right\"><p>The fact is, methane emissions from the oil and gas sector represent the fastest, most cost-effective opportunity we have to slow global warming right now, in our lifetimes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>When you add up all the misleading mistakes in the GTI analysis, it turns out the authors underestimate the true share of total, radiative forcing (proxy for today\u2019s warming) attributable to oil and gas activities in the United States by about 3 to 4 times. That\u2019s a big difference. Whether it was their intent to paint an imaginary picture of reality, it\u2019s certainly the effect of the glaring miscalculations.<\/p>\n<p>The fact is, methane emissions from the oil and gas sector represent the fastest, most cost-effective opportunity we have to slow global warming right now, in our lifetimes. Most of the solutions are already being deployed in some places, as they are simple and straightforward. Many pay for themselves in just a short time. All of them together will make a huge difference. The <em>actual<\/em> numbers prove the case.<\/p>\n<p><em>Image via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nasaearth\/photos\/a.10150660751157139.441503.57242657138\/10154056663187139\/?type=3&amp;theater\">NASA<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A white paper by the Gas Technology Institute\u2019s Center for Methane Research is drawing attention in industry circles for arguing that methane emissions from the oil and gas sector have a much smaller impact on the global climate than virtually every other generally accepted scientific estimate. 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