Articles | Volume 12, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-12-563-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-12-563-2020
Data description paper
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11 Mar 2020
Data description paper |  | 11 Mar 2020

A global gridded (0.1° × 0.1°) inventory of methane emissions from oil, gas, and coal exploitation based on national reports to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Tia R. Scarpelli, Daniel J. Jacob, Joannes D. Maasakkers, Melissa P. Sulprizio, Jian-Xiong Sheng, Kelly Rose, Lucy Romeo, John R. Worden, and Greet Janssens-Maenhout

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Global Inventory of Methane Emissions from Fuel Exploitation T. R. Scarpelli, D. J. Jacob, J. D. Maasakkers, M. P. Sulprizio, J.-X. Sheng, K. Rose, L.Romeo, J. R. Worden, and G. Janssens-Maenhout https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/HH4EUM

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Short summary
Methane, a potent greenhouse gas, is emitted through the exploitation of oil, gas, and coal resources, and many efforts to reduce emissions have targeted these sources. We have created a global inventory of oil, gas, and coal methane emissions based on country reporting to the United Nations. The inventory can be used along with satellite observations of methane to better understand the contribution of these sources to global emissions and to identify potential biases in emissions reporting.