Estimating Regional Methane Emission Factors from Energy and Agricultural Sector Sources Using a Portable Measurement System: Case Study of the Denver-Julesburg Basin.

ABSTRACT: Methane (CH₄), a powerful greenhouse gas (GHG), has been identified as a key target for emission reduction in the Paris agreement, but it is not currently clear where efforts should be focused to make the greatest impact. Currently, activity data and standard emission factors (EF) are used to generate GHG emission inventories. Many of the EFs are globally uniform and do not account for regional variability in industrial or agricultural practices and/or regulation. Regional EFs can be derived from top-down emissions measurements and used to make bespoke regional GHG emission inventories that account for geopolitical and social variability. However, most large-scale top-down approaches campaigns require significant investment. To address this, lower-cost driving surveys (DS) have

SUBMITTER: Riddick SN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9572259 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature