Methane is a greenhouse gas that has a global warming potential 84 – 87 times greater than CO2 over a 20 year period. Fugitive methane escapes into the atmosphere from biological sources such as processing and management of manure, green waste and sewage due to natural processes and from leaks during oil and natural gas extraction, refining and transportation.
International Fugitive Emissions Abatement Association (IFEAA) were commissioned to produce a report for CIoS LEP on the potential for methane capture and use within the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly LEP region.
That report can be found here.