Oil and gas production in the Gulf of Mexico is belching out significantly higher levels of potent, planet-heating gas than previously thought, according to new research, which found the climate effects of the operations are twice that of official estimates. The study revealed a climate impact twice as large as that estimated by government inventories, driven by high levels of methane -- a powerful greenhouse gas more than 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide in its first two decades in the atmosphere. Read more about the report at the link in bio. 📸: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg/Getty Images