Dorit Hammerling

Mar 27, 2024 | payneinstitute.mines.edu | William Daniels |Dorit Hammerling |Morgan D. Bazilian |Juliana Reid

PAYNE INSTITUTE COMMENTARY SERIES: COMMENTARY By William Daniels, Dorit Hammerling, and Morgan Bazilian March 27, 2024 Reducing methane emissions is a key component of short-term climate action. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas with 84 times more heat trapping potential than carbon dioxide over a 20-year period. Methane has a relatively short lifetime in the atmosphere, meaning that emission reduction efforts can be felt in our lifetime. The oil and gas sector accounts for 32% of...