Analysis of the greenhouse gas intensities of LNG imports to Germany

Study commissioned by the Climate Protection Science Platform (WPKS) Final report

Authors: Daniel Münter, Axel Liebich

The aim of this study is to estimate the greenhouse gas emissions resulting from the import of LNG to Germany and the resulting climate impact. For the countries, existing emission inventories and the results of current measurement campaigns were collected and evaluated. This includes all process steps from natural gas production, processing, liquefaction and transport to landfall and regasification in Germany. Special attention was paid to the current findings on increased methane emissions from oil and gas production.