Downstream use accounts for the greatest share of LNG cargo emissions, at 67 percent. When considering all three emission categories, scope 3 (downstream - emissions arising from the use of the product) is by far the largest contributor to overall emissions of a LNG cargo unit. By comparison, the liquefaction segment accounted for ten percent of LNG cargo emissions.
Distribution of liquefied natural gas cargo emissions in 2021, by segment
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Energy Monitor. (December 20, 2021). Distribution of liquefied natural gas cargo emissions in 2021, by segment [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 22, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1284027/distribution-lng-cargo-emissions-by-segment/
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