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Dozens of unreported methane leaks discovered at EU gas sites
Methane is the second-most contributor to global warming, after carbon dioxide (Photo: Jeremy Buckingham)
Brussels, Today, 07:03
The dangerous and invisible greenhouse-gas methane is leaking from oil and natural gas facilities all across Europe, according to new evidence released by the NGO Clean Air Task Force.
Using an infrared camera, the organisation found 123 methane leakages in oil and gas infrastructure in Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland and Romania this year. But, at this point, it is impossible to know exactly how much methane is leaking.
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