Fugitive Emissions—Measurement, Management and Mitigation for Emissions Reduction

Dear Colleagues,

Fugitive emissions are leaks or unintended losses of greenhouse gases (GHGs), such as methane and carbon dioxide and relate mainly to sources such as production, processing, transport, storage, transmission and distribution of fossil fuels. GHGs have been recognized as contributors to climate change. In Australia, fugitive emissions are estimated to account for approximately 11 % of GHG emissions. However, they can be challenging to measure, monitor, and attribute particularly if they are of a diffuse nature which is usually the case for methane fugitive emissions.  Baseline measurements of the background values before developments are essential components of a monitoring program as they provide the necessary reference to assess any fugitive emissions that may result from industrial operations to meet statutory or regulatory requirements.  This reference ideally will include natural background which may be biological or geological sources of these gases and other anthropogenic sources such as agricultural or waste processing.   These natural sources can be equally challenging to quantify and attribute. Researchers have developed a range of methods to quantify different sources of fugitive emissions for both direct and indirect emissions (Scope 1 and 2) in order to report to regulators and develop mitigation strategies.

This Special Issue seeks contributions on the state-of-the-art in fugitive emissions research and how to manage these emissions across a range of sectors, including industry and government, to reduce environmental, social, and economic impacts resulting from fugitive emissions. We seek contributions that relate to sensor and other relevant technology development, monitoring, and mitigation methods, field trials/demonstrations, case studies, and other novel works to share with a growing research community.

Dr. Linda Stalker
Dr. Cindy Ong
Dr. Kaydy Pinetown
Guest Editors

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• quantification
• regulation
• methane
• carbon dioxide
• leakage
• infrastructure
• wellbore
• subsurface