Oil and gas greenhouse emissions ‘three times higher’ than producers claim

Climate Trace reports half of 50 largest sources of greenhouse gas are oil and gas operations and many underreport their emissions

Greenhouse gas emissions from oil and gas facilities around the world are about three times higher than their producers claim, new data has shown.

Climate Trace, a project to measure at source the true levels of carbon dioxide and other global heating gases, published a new report on Wednesday showing that half of the 50 largest sources of greenhouse gases in the world were oil and gas fields and production facilities.