How Much
Gas is That?!

Highwood Emissions Management developed this free tool to help put emission rates into perspective.

Calculate

It can seem like each newspaper article, industry report, or scientific paper uses different units to describe methane emission rates. Whether you’re new to methane or a seasoned pro, understanding emission rates in the context of other sources is hard – but important.

Gas Types
Amount of gas

Unit

of

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Unit

Type of gas

Timing


Methane composition of natural gas  




Methane 100-year global warming potential  




Price of carbon ($)





Temperature


Temperature unit  



Pressure


Pressure unit  



Which is equivalent to


per year?  


Results

The Environmental Protection Agency suggest that “A typical passenger vehicle emits about 4.6 metric tons of carbon dioxide per year”, EPA, 2018.

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Grams of methane
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Metric tons of CO2 emissions per year

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Typical passenger vehicles per year
Full Conversion Breakdown


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