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Fugitive emissions
Emissions of GHGs that are not produced intentionally by a stack or vent. Fugitive
emissions may include leaks from industrial plants and pipelines.
Life Cycle Analysis (LCA)
Assessment of the sum of a product’s eOects (e.g. GHG emissions) at each step in its life
cycle, including resource extraction, production, use and waste disposal.
Methane (CH4)
One of the seven greenhouse gases (GHGs) to be mitigated under the Kyoto Protocol (see
above) and a major component of natural gas and associated with all hydrocarbon fuels.
Significant emissions occur from animal husbandry and agriculture, and their
management represents a major mitigation option.