<p>As countries continue to ramp up their climate change ambitions, the use of coal for energy generation is expected to diminish significantly. Consequently, the role of natural gas would be enhanced, as burning natural gas produces less greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) than burning coal and crude oil. Natural gas is, therefore, generally considered the cleanest fossil fuel.</p>

<p>However, methane emissions from the production, transport and use of natural gas present a challenge to the sustainability credentials of the natural gas industry. For gas to be widely accepted as more climate-friendly than coal, companies producing, processing, and transporting gas need to ensure that methane leaks are kept to a minimum. The International Energy Agency (IEA) identified &lsquo;reducing upstream emissions as one of five key climate policy priorities in the energy sector if the world is to achieve the goal of the Paris Agreement.</p>
