Business Green

APRIL 20, 2022

Dairy giant estimates major on-farm pilot could cut methane emissions from cattle by almost a third. Cows are ruminants, which means that to digest their food they continuously burp, releasing methane, a powerful greenhouse gas which represents a major climate challenge for the meat and dairy industry.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Green Alliance argues UK has made 'little headway' on pledge made at COP26 to slash methane emisisons by 30 per cent by 2030. For example, soaring fossil gas prices mean that plugging methane leaks from oil and gas sites could deliver a significant boost in profits for fossil fuel firms.

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Green Market Oracle

AUGUST 14, 2020

Methane may be less visible than oil spills but it is another serious corollary of fossil fuel extraction. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change. According to a 2020 special report by Reuters , millions of abandoned wells are leaking methane. kilotons of methane in 2018. In the U.S.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 12, 2021

In its application, submitted in partnership with the Kenya Climate Change Working Group (KCCWG), WBA highlighted the importance of tackling short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs), in particular methane and black carbon, to achieve the Paris Agreement targets “to limit global warming to well below 2, preferably to 1.5°C,

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The study, which was published in the journal Nature Communications, shows that 135 gigatons — or 135 billion metric tons — of carbon would need to be returned to soils to balance out the amount of methane emitted annually by ruminants like cattle, sheep, bison, and goats. Estimates suggest there are 1.5 That’s a tall order, to put it mildly.

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AGreenLiving

AUGUST 18, 2020

Now, the Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) has loosened standards governing how much methane oil and gas facilities can release into the atmosphere. Methane is a serious threat to the environment because the gas is so good at absorbing heat, making it 84 times more potent than carbon dioxide, according to the Environmental Defense Fund.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

2 This led to investment in new biomethane production infrastructure, which the world critically needs to cut methane emissions from organic wastes and generate green gas, biofertilisers and bioCO2, but this will no longer be possible under the proposed new guidance. using fossil fuels); scope 2 are from the purchase of energy (e.g.

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Business Green

AUGUST 14, 2020

The Trump administration stepped up its pre-election effort to roll back environmental regulations this week, confirming plans to axe methane emissions standards for the oil and gas industry and signalling further such moves are on the cards ahead of polling day in November. Greenpeace document North Sea methane leaks.

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The Guardian: Energy

JANUARY 1, 2024

We would be at very high risk of setting off warming feedback loops – the melted ice would reflect less sunlight, the melted permafrost might unlock methane from the bottom of the ocean, and dying forests wouldn’t be able to regrow to suck carbon out of the atmosphere. A world that was 6C warmer than it is today would be devastating.

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Grist

JULY 24, 2019

But before that happens, leaks from across the natural gas supply chain — from the drilling process to gas stoves — can unintentionally vent methane into the atmosphere. That’s especially bad news, since methane is roughly 25 times more potent a greenhouse gas than CO2. In some ways, the methane findings are a good thing.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 9, 2023

Further research by DeSmog has shown that Eni’s company magazine Ecos made repeated references to climate change during the late 1980s and 1990s — while running advertising campaigns promoting natural gas, which is mostly comprised of planet-warming methane, as a “clean” fuel. ‘Friend Methane! ‘Friend Methane!

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

billion package to cap orphaned oil and gas wells as a move to tackle “super-polluting methane emissions,” saying it will combat the climate crisis and create jobs. So Biven is determined to make sure her “Methane Memo,” which lays out a plan to safeguard the funds, makes its way to him. Methane Without Measure.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 8, 2021

China’s electricity consumption was 33 percent higher in 2020 than in 2015. percent lower in 2020 than 2015. . coal power has been replaced with gas power (methane/natural gas). At the same time methane emissions — driven by the production of natural gas — are at record levels and increasing. . For comparison, U.S.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Cows produce methane, a greenhouse gas that absorbs more atmospheric heat than carbon and is currently responsible for 25 percent of all global warming today. In 2015 the emissions generated along the entire dairy production chain – from cow to grocery store shelf – accounted for an estimated 3.4

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 22, 2024

Currently, more than 99 percent of hydrogen used in the EU is “grey hydrogen” made from natural gas in a process known as “steam methane reformation” that has high carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. million tonnes of greenhouse gases during the same period.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Flaring and venting of gas in the North Sea released nearly 20 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent between 2015 and 2019, data obtained by Greenpeace shows. Between 2015 and 2019 we achieved a 19 per cent reduction in these overall emissions, and we continue to invest in abatement projects.".

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Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

JANUARY 25, 2024

By Joshua Bledsoe , Kevin Homrighausen , and John Detrich On December 2, 2023, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a final report that substantially increases estimates of the social cost of greenhouse gases (GHG), including carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide (collectively, SC-GHG). 2015), [link]. [16]

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 27, 2021

From devastating wildfires to rising methane emissions, Earth’s vital signs are continuing to deteriorate, scientists warn. Both methane and carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere have reached new record highs, the study reveals. trillion between 2015 and 2019. Australia, the U.K., Credit: CIFOR. CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 31, 2022

This is the global temperature rise above pre-industrial levels targeted by the 2015 Paris Agreement. The curbing of emissions to reduce the concentration of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and methane in the environment. The legally binding international treaty on climate change adopted at COP21 in Paris in 2015.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 21, 2022

Deforestation to create pastures and feed for livestock releases CO2; methane is emitted from animals and their manure; and fossil fuels are used to transport animals and power the globalized meat supply chain. In 2021 alone, JBS processed 26.8 million cattle, 46.7 million pigs and 4.9 billion chickens. . chatów in Poland released 33.2

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EDF + Business

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

The first time I saw a natural gas flare in the oilfield was in 2015. Our team at Environmental Defense Fund was beginning to study methane emissions and collaborate with companies to solve the problem. ConocoPhillips has consistently lagged behind its peers in failing to responsibly support methane regulation.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 2, 2020

In 2015, the total U.S. One way to get around these is to convert the highly volatile and flammable gas into a slightly more malleable fuel such as ammonia or methane. hydrogen feedstock market amounted to 10 Mt, and McKinsey estimates this could rise to between 13 Mt and 14 Mt by 2030.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 29, 2022

Since the EU-wide lifting of milk quotas in 2015, Ireland’s dairy sector has expanded rapidly , adding around half a million cows. The IFA has worked closely with controversial California-based air quality scientist, Frank Mitloehner, to argue against the need to sharply curtail methane emissions from livestock. Irish Agriculture.

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GreenTechMedia

JULY 5, 2020

billion including debt, giving a major boost to its goal to reach net-zero emissions of carbon and methane by 2050. Dominion has long held significant political influence in its home state; laws passed in 2015 and 2018 limited oversight of customer rates and large capital projects from the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC).

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Grist

MAY 18, 2022

The progress update builds on previous data compiled by the Lancet commission, which showed that pollution was responsible for 9 million deaths in 2015. Notably, both methane and many major forms of PM 2.5 Now, the researchers say that number has remained virtually unchanged.

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Business Green

MARCH 25, 2021

The firm also confirmed its 2020 emissions were 50 per cent lower than 2015, easily beating its 1.5C-aligned As such, the manifesto builds on a series of ambitious climate targets adopted by the firm, which last year moved its net zero emissions goal forward by 15 years to 2035 in a bid to bring it into line with a 1.5C warming trajectory.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Jeremy Coller, Chair, FAIRR Initiative, said: "The COP26 announcements on methane and deforestation are to be congratulated. At COP26, more than 100 countries commit to reducing methane emissions. The biggest contributor to both is animal agriculture, and reform of that sector remains on the margins of discussion in Glasgow.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 18, 2023

In 2015, the NPPC, which claims only 3 percent of pig farmers as members, joined NCBA in lobbying to repeal a law that went into effect in 2013 allowing beef and pork producers to put “Made in the USA” labels on their product. NCBA did not respond to a request for comment.

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GreenBiz

JULY 15, 2020

The annual demand could reach 19,120,458,891 tons by then, representing a tenfold increase from 2015 to 2050. . Deployed at scale, hydrogen from all sources could account for almost 20 percent of energy consumed by 2050, projects the Hydrogen Council.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

APRIL 18, 2024

During Gates’ visit , he had the opportunity to have a look at the company’s methane pyrolysis reactor demo version.  Getting started Modern Hydrogen first launched at Intellectual Ventures in 2015.   That equipment draws natural gas from biogas (such as manure) or fossil fuel sources to produce H2. 

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Greentown Labs

JUNE 23, 2021

Joined Greentown in 2013 + graduated in 2015. Kuva Systems offers a solution for the oil and gas industry to continuously monitor and quantify methane and VOC emissions with low-cost IoT cameras, providing actionable alerts with no false-positive readings. Learn about them below, and find more of our alumni here ! Kuva Systems.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 6, 2020

As part of the landmark pact negotiated in 2015, the U.S. Taken together, the U.S. is still dangerously far from targets set out in the Paris agreement, whether or not President Trump is successful in his bid to exit the U.S. from the agreement. pledged to reduce emissions 26 to 28 percent below 2005 levels by 2025. But if the U.S.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 20, 2022

We support the aims of the 2015 Paris Agreement, and the UK government's commitment to a Net Zero economy by 2050, which we recognise will require a radical reinvention of our ways of working, living and doing business.".

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

President-elect Joe Biden has promised to rejoin the Paris Agreement, an international climate accord adopted in December 2015, on his first day in office. In 2015, the United States delegation played a central role in negotiating toward a consensus on the agreement. Under the agreement’s rules, that means the U.S.

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Business Green

JULY 27, 2021

In 2015, the industry's emissions were estimated at more than 1,700 million tonnes of CO2 , or around 3.4 per cent of total global greenhouse gas emissions. As part of the initiative, research is currently underway to determine where positive action is possible in the dairy industry.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 23, 2024

The oil giant was just beginning to experience the fallout of early revelations about its historic climate deception; the tip of that iceberg was unearthed by Inside Climate News , the Los Angeles Times , and Columbia Journalism School in 2015. Exxon and two other oil companies told Guyana that they plan to spend more than $12.9

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 29, 2022

Properly plugging and abandoning oil and gas wells is vital to protect the environment and stop methane leaks – but for decades, oil operators have often slipped away without paying to clean up, leaving millions of deteriorating abandoned wells across the U.S. and regulators in different drilling regions face different issues.

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