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Natural gas is bad for the environment because burning it and leaking methane drive climate change.

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INSUFFICIENT LEANING
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Is it true that natural gas is bad for the environment because burning it and leaking methane drive climate change?

Unclear. Three sources partially support the claim: one report finds methane and CO2 supply-chain emissions can raise natural gas's climate footprint by up to 35%, one study notes compressed natural gas can increase life-cycle greenhouse gases, and one dataset documents methane emissions from oil and gas operations. None fully settles that natural gas is bad for the environment because of both combustion and methane leakage.

Verdict: PARTIAL LEAN · 3 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Economic and Environmental Implications of Using Natural Gas to Power On-Road Vehicles in the United States
2016
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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Economic and Environmental Implications of Using Natural Gas to Power On-Road Vehicles in the United States. (2016). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1184/r1/6723605.v1

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Pricing supply chain emissions of natural gas: options for their inclusion in the EU ETS 1 and Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) : final report
2026
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Pricing supply chain emissions of natural gas: options for their inclusion in the EU ETS 1 and Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) : final report. (2026). umweltbundesamt.de. https://doi.org/10.60810/openumwelt-8131

Data Analysis Code for Significant Reduction in Ethane Emissions in the Denver-Julesburg Basin From 2015 to 2021 From Oil and Natural Gas Operations
2025
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Mercy, N. (2025). Data Analysis Code for Significant Reduction in Ethane Emissions in the Denver-Julesburg Basin From 2015 to 2021 From Oil and Natural Gas Operations. zenodo.org. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16220481

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