According to a new report by the NGO Transport & Environment (T&E), using natural gas for transport is as bad for the climate as using petrol, diesel or conventional marine fuels.
The report considers the effects of leakage of methane, saying that fossil gas could increase GHG emissions by up to 9% or decrease them by a maximum of 12% across all transport modes. In shipping, the impact of LNG is close to that of marine gas oil, but these figures depen on engine methane slip and upstream leakage.
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