Fresh report identifies environmental impacts of lifecycle of natural gas imported into Finland
Gasum commissioned international consulting company Pöyry to study the lifecycle environmental impacts of the natural gas supplied from Russia to Finland as well as a calculation of lifecycle air emissions. The environmental impacts studied included climate warming, soil and vegetation impacts, the use of natural resources as well as the impacts of waste management and wastewater treatment.Greenhouse gas emissions are the most significant environmental impact in the natural gas lifecycle, i.e. production, transmission and use, with use of natural gas accounting for 80% of the greenhouse gas