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Wood Mackenzie: LNG for Power Generation Emits 'Significantly' Less Than Coal

Wood Mackenzie has published a new report comparing the life cycle emissions of LNG with those of coal for power generation, finding the combustion of coal is related to significantly higher emissions.Wood Mackenzie’s analysis in the report titled 'Shining a light on the ‘coal versus LNG emissions’ debate' reveals the lifecycle emissions of U.S. LNG are typically around 48% of the coal equivalent. This difference is not just related to the significantly higher emissions related to the combustion of coal versus gas but also on the extremely high methane losses associated with underground mined bituminous coals from Appalachia…