Natural gas leakages can be more polluting than oil and coal

We all know how nasty, bad and smelly oil and coal can get. Well, natural gas in its true colors is smelly too. Natural gas has fewer emissions than oil and coal and releases lesser CO2 as compared to the other two energy sources. That’s all we’ve ever looked at before. No one considered what leakages can cause!

However, there is a twist to this tale too. Methane, out of which natural gas is mainly formed, has a worse environmental impact than oil and coal. During distribution of natural gas, leakages occurring are usual, which can cause harm. This makes natural gas significantly worse and more environment-harming than diesel! Owing to methane’s increased heat trapping, leakages of natural can have a greater impact on global warming.

[Treehugger]