Gas emitted from stoves and ovens is not only potentially dangerous to health, but is believed to be aggravating the climate crisis more than thought: study
Professional and struggling home cooks alike tend to desire the instantaneous temperature control that comes with a gas stove over electric, but at least one new report may sour that preference.
“Surprisingly, there are very few measurements of how much natural gas escapes into the air from inside homes and buildings through leaks and incomplete combustion from appliances,” said study lead author Eric Lebel. Methane: even more potent Natural-gas appliances warm the planet in two ways: generating carbon dioxide by burning natural gas as a fuel, and leaking unburned methane into the air.
While the EPA does not report emissions from specific residential natural-gas appliances, it does report methane emissions for residential appliances collectively. From stoves alone, the Stanford researchers estimated total methane emissions to be substantially more than the emissions currently reported by the EPA for all residential sources.
New York City’s measure is significant not only because of its population size, but also because of its colder climate.
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