Washington Post: "Some Experts Are Questioning Mountain Valley Pipeline's Emissions Estimates"

RFF Fellow Daniel Raimi shares his thoughts on the Mountain Valley Pipeline's potential to leak methane in the Washington Post's climate-focused newsletter, Climate 202.

View on Washington Post website

Date

June 1, 2023

News Type

Media Highlight

Source

Washington Post

Second, the analysis assumes that the pipeline will leak a lot of methane, a potent greenhouse gas that warms the atmosphere more than carbon dioxide in the short term...

“A methane leak rate of 3.6 percent is not outrageously high, but it’s on the high side,” said Daniel Raimi, a fellow at the think tank Resources for the Future. “It certainly makes the numbers look higher.”

Topics

Industry and Fuels

Related People

Daniel Raimi

Fellow; Director, Equity in the Energy Transition Initiative

Daniel Raimi is a fellow and director of the Equity in the Energy Transition Initiative at RFF. He works on a range of energy policy issues with a focus on tools to enable an equitable energy transition.

Related Content

Working Paper — Jul 15, 2024

Modeling Industrial Sector Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Policies with Plant-Level Data

This paper develops key databases and estimates emissions models for six greenhouse gas emissions–intensive industries.

Issue Brief — Jul 10, 2024

The US Department of the Treasury’s Proposed Guidance for the Tech-Neutral Tax Credits

This issue brief outlines the questions answered by the US Department of the Treasury's guidance on technology-neutral tax credits, as well as those that have yet to be addressed.

Report — Jul 1, 2024

Exploring Hydrogen's Role in Heavy-Duty Trucking

This report shares an overview of hydrogen truck technology, compares it to diesel and electric batter trucks, and discusses its policy landscape in the United States.

On the Issues — Apr 19, 2024

On the Issues: Earth Day and Plastic Waste, Pause on Liquefied Natural Gas, and More

A biweekly newsletter connecting global current events, pressing climate and energy policy news, and economics research from RFF scholars. This week: Earth Day and plastic waste, pause on liquefied natural gas, and more.