Environmental Health
LNG IS SAFE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
LNG is a safe, environmentally-friendly fuel.
LNG is odorless, non-toxic and non-corrosive. When exposed to the environment, LNG rapidly evaporates, leaving no residue on water or soil. If spilled, LNG would not result in a slick because it evaporates quickly and disperses.
Once LNG is converted to natural gas, it produces relatively low emissions when burned to heat homes, generate electricity and fuel vehicles.
In 2009, CLNG commissioned report performed by Pace Global Energy Services comparing the overall lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions of LNG production, processing and transportation, to those of coal. The study shows that existing domestic coal power plants produce two-and-a-half times more emissions on a lifecycle basis than LNG. Even the cleanest coal technologies were found to produce 70% more lifecycle emissions than LNG. Read the report here.