methane emissions: Internal briefing notes prepared for Environment Minister Mary Polak since she took office last year and obtained by The Canadian Press, single out methane emissions for concern. , according to Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, CBC. "Methane emissions are a particular concern since they have a global warming impact 21 times higher than carbon dioxide," said one July briefing note. British Columbia Environment Ministry staff have warned their minister that the province's dreamed-of liquefied natural gas industry poses some big challenges with greenhouse gas emissions. On top of emissions from combustion and flaring of natural gas, methane and carbon dioxide escape during hydraulic fracturing process, or fracking , the documents said.
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