CLIMATE CHANGE
LEPA recognizes climate change is a challenge and is committed to promoting innovations that minimize pipeline greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions while meeting the world's energy needs.
PIPELINE GHG INNOVATIONS
LEPA is promoting innovations to reduce pipeline GHG emissions while meeting our energy needs.
Encouraging improved pipeline operations with a focus on GHG emissions
Investing in development and deployment of technologies that reduce GHG emissions from pipeline operations
Engaging in research and development to better understand and manage GHG emissions from pipelines
Participating in the development of responsible policies that address climate change
REDUCING GHG EMISSIONS
REDUCING DIRECT EMISSIONS
Liquids pipelines use electricity to power most of their pumps, thereby avoiding direct GHG emissions from transporting energy products, unlike trucks or trains. Liquids pipeline operators are reducing direct GHG emissions through building energy efficiency and fleet conversion programs.
REDUCING INDIRECT EMISSIONS
Pipeline operators focus on operating efficiently, which reduces the indirect emissions attributable to the electricity they consume. Such efficiencies can be achieved by using drag reducing agents, variable speed pumps, and product delivery strategies, which all help pipelines use less energy and reduce indirect GHG emissions.
REDUCING 3RD PARTY EMISSIONS
Energy products delivered by pipelines allow consumers to replace dirtier fuels with cleaner burning and lower GHG emitting energy. An example is pipelines delivering U.S. propane to ports for export to help rural households in Asia and Africa reduce their cooking GHG emissions 96% compared to wood or biomass.
LOWER GHG ENERGY TRANSPORTATION
Liquids pipelines are powered primarily by electric pumps with no GHG emissions of their own. Trains emit over 40% more GHGs than pipelines and trucks emit over 400% more GHGs than pipelines.
DELIVERING LOWER GHG ENERGY
LEPA CLIMATE CHANGE POSITION
LEPA recognizes climate change is a challenge and is committed to promoting innovations that minimize pipeline greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions while meeting the world's energy needs. Innovations LEPA is promoting to meet energy needs while also reducing GHG emissions include:
- encouraging improved pipeline operations with a focus on GHG emissions
- investing in development and deployment technologies that reduce GHG emissions from pipeline operations
- engaging in research and development to better understand and manage GHG emissions from pipelines
- participating in the development of responsible policies that address climate change as part of a comprehensive plan for meeting the world's energy need