Carbon footprint assessment of Western Australian LNG production and export to the Chinese market

Carbon footprint assessment of Western Australian LNG production and export to the Chinese market

In reviewing the carbon footprint of the production and transportation of 1m3 of LNG to China, this life cycle assessment (LCA) has confirmed that the production and liquefaction stage generates the most GHG emissions (45.4%) followed by the natural gas exploration and separation stage(39%) and the...

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Main Authors: Biswas, Wahidul, Engelbrecht, D., Rosano, M.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Inderscience publishers 2014
Subjects:
wind energy
carbon capture and storage
energy consumption
life cycle assessment
carbon footprint
LCA
GHG emissions
LNG production
liquefied natural gas
LNG transport
carbon trading
Australia
greenhouse gases
wind power
China
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/4439

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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/4439

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