Emissions
Greenhouse gases are released during the extraction and production of natural gas. CO2 is the best-known example of this. Methane is another example. Methane, the main component of natural gas, has a much stronger greenhouse effect than CO2. According to the latest report by RIVM (National Institute for Public Health and the Environment), 3.1% of methane emissions in the Netherlands in 2017 came from the gas chain (exploration, production, transport and distribution), while 16.2% came from the waste sector and 69.5% from agriculture. Work is currently being done in the gas sector to systematically further reduce methane emissions. The sector also wants to increase transparency about methane emissions.
News regarding Emissions
13 November 2019
