Inulit ni Energy Secretary Raphael Lotilla ang kanyang pahayag na “mas malinis” ito (LNG) kaysa sa tradisyunal na fossil fuels. Kailangan nito ng konteksto.
Energy Secretary Raphael Lotilla repeated his claim that it is "cleaner" than traditional fossil fuels. This needs context.
While burning natural gas produces less carbon dioxide than coal and oil, climate scientists have warned about methane, which is another greenhouse gas that leaks into the atmosphere during its production.
Sinabi ng United Nations Environment Programme na ang methane ay isang mapanganib na gas at 80 beses na mas matindi sa pagpapa-init ng mundo kaysa sa CO2 sa loob ng 20 taon.
The United Nations Environment Programme notes that methane is a hazardous gas and is 80 times more potent at warming the Earth than CO2 over a 20-year period.