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There is definitely some creative accounting going on when it comes to greenhouse gases and sources. The scary bit is that this then drives legislation. This one is pretty impressive though to just be omitted from the calculations:
"Leaks from oil and gas wells spew 8 million metric tonnes (MMT) of methane into the atmosphere every year, more than the combined enteric and manure methane emissions from the U.S. cattle herd (beef and dairy) of ~7 MMT CH4. To date, these ultra-emitting leaks have not been included in national inventories of greenhouse gases. The measurements were enabled by satellites. It's great to see how scientific and technological advances are improving our understanding of environmental sustainability."
ref: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abj4351
"Leaks from oil and gas wells spew 8 million metric tonnes (MMT) of methane into the atmosphere every year, more than the combined enteric and manure methane emissions from the U.S. cattle herd (beef and dairy) of ~7 MMT CH4. To date, these ultra-emitting leaks have not been included in national inventories of greenhouse gases. The measurements were enabled by satellites. It's great to see how scientific and technological advances are improving our understanding of environmental sustainability."
ref: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abj4351