Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

A newer, more accurate method for calculating methane emissions from offshore oil and gas production suggests that the United Kingdom severely underestimates its greenhouse gas emissions. Researchers conclude that as much as five times more methane is being leaked from oil and gas production than reported.

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The Verge: Energy

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

A rendering of MethaneSat | Image courtesy of Google Google announced a partnership with the nonprofit Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) today to map methane pollution and oil and gas infrastructure from space. Landfills and livestock are also big sources of methane pollution. The timing really matters.

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Canary Media

MARCH 22, 2024

Combating climate change is so often synonymous with reducing carbon dioxide emissions that you might forget all about the other gas that’s baking the planet: methane, a short-lived but extremely potent… Canary Media’s chart of the week translates crucial data about the clean energy transition into a visual format.

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FuelCellsWorks

APRIL 23, 2024

EDMONTON, Alberta– Aurora Hydrogen, an Edmonton-based hydrogen technology company, is producing the world’s first high-efficiency clean hydrogen through methane pyrolysis and collaborating across the industry to develop the low-carbon hydrogen.

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The Environmental Blog

AUGUST 8, 2022

While carbon dioxide is the leading greenhouse gas destroying the atmosphere, methane is a significant contributor. Anthropogenic methane emissions are believed to account for 30%of that warming. Methane emissions stem from many aspects of life on Earth. Studies show global temperatures last year were 1.1°C

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The Verge: Energy

MARCH 4, 2024

Image: MethaneSAT via EDF A mission to map and track global methane pollution, a powerful greenhouse gas, is scheduled to launch today after years of collaboration between some of the biggest names in tech. After all, so-called natural gas is mostly just methane. The group has documented massive amounts of leaking methane already.

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Impact Alpha

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The post From carbon markets to curbing methane, the case for climate optimism at COP28 appeared first on ImpactAlpha. ImpactAlpha, Nov. 28 – The dueling narratives of climate change will face off at COP28, the two-week global climate gathering that begins Thursday.

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Planet Pulse

APRIL 15, 2021

To learn more about this project, visit our Carbon Mapper page. . In addition, the Carbon Mapper consortium announced its plan to deploy a ground-breaking hyperspectral satellite constellation with the ability to pinpoint, quantify and track point-source methane and CO 2 emissions.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 1, 2022

The methane leak resulting from the damage to the Nord Stream gas lines in the Baltic Sea is estimated to be equal to the size of a whole year’s methane emissions of a country like Denmark or a city the size of Paris. Several ICOS stations in the Nordics observed huge methane peaks after the Nord Stream pipes were damaged.

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Energy Central

MARCH 25, 2024

METHANE PYROLYSIS – DEVELOPMENT HISTORY Renewable electricity can be used to superheat natural gas inside a pyrolysis oven in a combustion-free and CO2-free process that produces hydrogen and carbon black, a powder-like form of pure carbon used in the production of tyres, plastics and inks.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 24, 2022

According to the European Commission and the European Environment Agency, the top 10 largest methane emitting coal mines in Europe are in Poland. Collectively, these mines released around 282,300 tonnes of methane into the atmosphere in 2020.

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Science Daily: Renewable Energy

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Copper-based catalysts developed by materials scientists help speed up the rate of carbon dioxide-to-methane conversion.

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The Environmental Blog

APRIL 17, 2024

In the wake of increasing environmental concerns and the urgent need for climate action, carbon offsetting has emerged as a crucial strategy for businesses to mitigate their carbon footprint. These projects can include renewable energy initiatives, reforestation efforts, methane capture, and more.

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EDF + Business

MARCH 18, 2024

Actionable Insights for a Decarbonizing World Shared Duty: National, International Oil Companies Bound Together by Methane Obligations To deliver on broader climate pledges, industry must engage national oil companies in its efforts. This includes addressing methane emissions and flaring. in their upstream operations by 2030.

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EDF + Business

DECEMBER 14, 2023

By Vrashabh Kapate Led by food and dairy giants the Bel Group, Danone, General Mills, Kraft Heinz, Lactalis USA, and Nestlé, as well as the Environmental Defense Fund, the Dairy Methane Action Alliance (DMAA) launched at COP28 last week in a COP Presidency event–to great global attention. What is the Dairy Methane Action Alliance?

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EDF + Business

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The EPA’s new rules to reduce methane emissions from the nation’s oil and gas industry could be a climate game changer. That’s because methane – the main component of natural gas – has more than 80 times the heat-trapping power of carbon dioxide in the short term and is responsible for more than 25% of the warming we’re experiencing today.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 26, 2020

BP, Shell, oil giants fund research into mobile carbon capture from ships at sea. Carbon capture will play an important role in reducing overall greenhouse gas emissions, but there's no reason it needs to be limited to stationary applications," said Michael Traver, head of OGCI's transport workstream. Michael Holder.

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TechCrunch: Climate

APRIL 13, 2024

Windfall Bio sells methane-eating microbes to companies to help them reduce their carbon footprint in the short-term. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Duke Energy has upped its net-zero carbon by 2050 goals, pledging to eliminate methane emissions from its natural gas business by 2030 through a combination of better pipeline leak detection, more efficient operations, and investing in renewable natural gas to reduce the carbon intensity of its supplies.

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FuelCellsWorks

MARCH 7, 2024

Minimizing carbon dioxide emissions from hydrogen production contributes to achieving carbon neutrality. CO2 selectivity over methane improved by 4.6 times, maintaining excellent adsorption working capacity. Dr. Park Jong-ho’s research team.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 24, 2023

Due to their age and deteriorated condition, the wells can leak methane and other harmful greenhouse gases through their “plugs”. Methane has more than 80 times the warming power of carbon dioxide over the first 20 years after it reaches the atmosphere, according to the Environment Defense Fund.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

VERGE Accelerate: Carbon Pitch Session. Today’s session highlights five entrepreneurs building solutions related to carbon removal. Brandon Marques, VP of Strategy & Finance, Carbon Direct. Olya Irzak, CEO, Frost Methane Labs. Elba Horta, Business Development Manager, Puro.earth. Max Nova, Founder, SilviaTerra.

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Renew Economy

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Integrity issues have arisen with landfill gas projects because baselines have been set too low – and do not properly account for two drivers of methane combustion. The post Carbon credits from landfill gas projects are on the nose appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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EDF + Business

JANUARY 16, 2023

The global dairy company Danone is taking a big step forward by pledging to work with its farmer suppliers to reduce methane emissions from its fresh milk supply chain by 30% by 2030. . It aims to achieve significant methane cuts while feeding a growing population and protecting the livelihoods of farmers around the world.

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Grist

MARCH 9, 2023

Wastewater treatment plants are typically overlooked when it comes to reducing greenhouse gasses, but new research from Princeton University reveals the plants emit twice as much methane as previously thought. million metric tons of carbon dioxide. million metric tons of carbon dioxide, according to the EPA.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 2, 2021

An inside look at pricing in the forest carbon market. And on July 21, Apple committed to become 100 percent carbon neutral across its entire business, supply chain and product life cycle by 2030. . Instead, carbon project developers that act as the intermediaries between the two making everything happen. . Wilder Person.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Thawing permafrost, drowned trees, methane releases and increased wildfires, are slowly transforming Northern Forests from carbon sinks to carbon emitters.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Fracking operations at a site in Blackpool, UK, have caused an unintended release of methane gas into the atmosphere to the equivalent environmental cost of 142 trans-Atlantic flights according to new research. Three different methods were used to estimate the methane release rate. km deep shale gas well. km deep shale gas well.

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Planet Pulse

OCTOBER 12, 2021

New funding builds on unique partnership to tackle potent methane emissions between Bloomberg Philanthropies, Carbon Mapper, Planet, the State of California, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the University of Arizona, Arizona State University (ASU), High Tide Foundation, and RMI . The pledge needs to be matched with bold solutions.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Flying 10,000 feet above the Gulf of Mexico, in a plane outfitted with infrared imaging equipment, researchers could see methane gas bubbling under water, likely from an undetected pipeline leak. Still, researchers emphasize that the high rate of methane leakage underscores the major climate impact that reducing those leaks could have.

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Business Green

JANUARY 17, 2021

Methane update reveals that reduced demand for oil and gas during the pandemic's shutdown of industry and travel saw methane emissions drop 10 per cent in 2020. Companies have also touted sizeable new investment programmes to detect and fix methane leaks.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

A cleaner energy source than any other off-grid fossil fuel, companies switching to Flogas Bio-LNG can benefit from major carbon savings of more than 80%.[1]. Not only does it provide a reliable, powerful and abundant fuel source, it will radically improve a company’s carbon footprint too. or call 0800 574 574.

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R-Squared Energy

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

leads the world in reducing carbon emissions. Some suggested this was only true for per capita emissions, or that it isn’t true if you consider methane leaks. has experienced the largest decline in carbon dioxide equivalent emissions of any country. reduced carbon emissions by 879 million metric tons, or 14%.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 29, 2021

The World Biogas Summit 2021 will focus on how, in the build up to COP26, anaerobic digestion (AD) and biogas can help reduce global methane and other greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions. Ahead of his address, CCAC’s Drew Shindell said: “Methane mitigation is one of the most significant climate actions the world can take this decade.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 3, 2024

Exploring the world of carbon capture technology opens up a pathway to understanding how advanced science is being utilized to combat the pressing issue of climate change. Post-combustion capture The core principle of carbon capture technology is simple yet incredibly sophisticated.

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Impact Alpha

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Featured: Climate Finance From carbon markets to curbing methane, the case for climate optimism at COP28. The post The Brief: Markets and methane at COP28, banking community banks, fish farms in Kenya, renewable heat in France, Indigenous venture capital appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Greetings, Agents of Impact!

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

New Methane Action and Response System hailed as major boost for efforts to tackle methane emissions. The UN has today announced the launch of a new satellite-based methane detection system designed to help governments and businesses identify major sources of the second most abundant greenhouse gas in the atmosphere.

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