EDF + Business

MAY 4, 2023

But what has been largely overlooked is how the nearly $50 billion deal could undermine growing progress in managing oil and gas industry methane emissions – an area where Pioneer has made industry-leading commitments but where Exxon has fallen short. Exxon is increasingly becoming an outlier in the industry.

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Business Green

MARCH 9, 2022

Fossil fuel companies confirm plan to review collective methane targets for 2025 and onwards in light of new goal. They have also pointed out that methane's relatively short atmospheric lifetime means action taken now would have a far more rapid impact than action on carbon.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 25, 2021

The powerful climate pollutant methane is leaking out of dozens of oil and gas wells, pipelines, and storage tanks in Romania, adding to a growing body of evidence that methane leaks are widespread and pervasive in Europe. Turitto found methane leaks at nearly all of the sites he investigated, with some sites showing multiple leaks.

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EDF + Business

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

ESG By EDF: Actionable Insights for a Decarbonizing World Joint Action: Catalyzing Methane Emission Reduction at Oil and Gas Joint Ventures Supermajors’ targets to reduce methane emissions apply only to assets they operate directly. That covers only 11% of their collective global production under methane and flaring reduction targets.

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Business Green

MAY 25, 2022

Methane is a blow torch that’s cooking the planet,' scientists warn, as new study argues near term action could play a critical role in curbing global warming. Our study shows that phasing out fossil fuels is essential but must be paired with targeted action now on methane, black carbon soot, HFCs, and smog.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

New IEA analysis reveals methane emissions from the energy sector are 70 per cent higher than official reports, but could high gas prices finally prompt operators to tackle the problem. It is one of the biggest and most worrying mysteries in the field of climate science: where are all the methane emissions coming from?

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 29, 2023

With this in mind, and ahead the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) 80th Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 80), industry association SEA-LNG is calling on the IMO to regulate all greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from shipping, including carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide on a full lifecycle, Well-to-Wake, basis.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 24, 2022

How biogas can address methane emissions will be the key theme of this year’s event. Entitled “ the Methane Imperative ”, the event will build upon the launch of the Global Methane Pledge at COP26 to highlight how biogas could deliver up to 50% of the targets set up in the pledge, which has now been signed by over 100 countries.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Tackling methane from oil and gas operations among 'best near-term opportunities’ for combatting climate change, IEA argues. Methane, which is largely released from abandoned coal mines, oil and gas operations, and farming, has a far greater global warming potential than CO2.

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EDF + Business

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

EDF recently hosted a virtual summit for private equity firms Quantum Energy Partners and EIG Global Energy Partners to engage their portfolio companies, which include more than 50 producer and midstream companies on the business importance of methane mitigation. Andrew: Divestment of oil and gas is gaining momentum. Sean: It’s very simple.

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Global Renewable News

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

The IEA and Egypt today (Oct 31) signed their first-ever joint work programme, committing to cooperate closely across key strategic issues including tackling methane emissions from fossil fuel use,

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EDF + Business

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Note: this is the second installment of a dialogue Q&A series with private equity investors following a methane summit EDF recently hosted for portfolio companies of EIG Global Energy Partners (EIG) and Quantum Energy Partners. Andrew: Did you hear anything at the summit that influenced how you think about managing methane emissions?

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 18, 2024

The report “Hydrogen Economy 2023-2033: Production, Storage, Distribution & Applications” analyzes many of these issues. Hydrogen economy: Status vs ambition Currently, over 98% of global hydrogen originates from fossil fuel-based grey and black hydrogen, produced using steam methane reforming and coal gasification.

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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

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

By Ben Ratner At the behest of the American Petroleum Institute, the Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to eliminate nationwide limits on methane pollution, sending America’s natural gas industry backwards to the days of uncontrolled emissions. Uncontrolled methane emissions in the U.S. With most of U.S.

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EDF + Business

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Many failed to support ambitious climate proposals – and some stumbled even on the simple ones, like calling for better methane emission data. Among climate solutions, reducing methane emissions from the oil and gas industry is the lowest of the low hanging fruits. in favor EOG Resources Mercy Investment Services, Inc. For Abstain J.P.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 28, 2022

Following a 10-year analysis of the scale of methane leakage at almost 1,000 AD plants across the UK and Europe, Tim Elsome, General Manager of biogas specialists FM BioEnergy, outlines why now is the ideal time to tackle unidentified biogas leaks – and how to protect your plant, profits and the planet. The risks of doing nothing.

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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. The team of researchers and scientists, collaborating from Massachusetts in the U.S.,

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Defend Our Future

JANUARY 30, 2024

Strengthening Colorado’s methane regulations is a critical part of improving our air quality in line with Colorado’s 2030 emission reduction goals. We hope this final protocol provides clear guidance ensuring oil and gas operators implement methane measurement programs that capture accurate and useful pollution data from their sites.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

“This sustainable gas variant plays a key role in the energy transition and through our technologies we are able to provide answers to both the energy and waste issue. In a few efficient steps, the membranes separate the methane from the CO2 and other components. The gas that is produced has a methane content of 89%.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

OCTOBER 21, 2023

Hydrogen is H2, while natural gas, also known as methane, is CH4.    H2 combustion doesn’t result in carbon emissions, whereas methane does. This is one of the most important design issues when it comes to H2 combustion, as the higher flame speed makes controlling combustion location more challenging.

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EDF + Business

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Virtually eliminating methane emissions is a critical complement to CO2 reductions and essential to bending the curve of greenhouse gas emissions from the oil and gas sector by 2030. Q: Why is reaching near zero methane emissions an important issue for BP and its U.S. By Isabel Mogstad. onshore upstream company BPX Energy?

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EDF + Business

APRIL 19, 2024

Consolidation might even be better for the environment Something else we know is that industry urgently needs to eliminate methane emissions. All the largest western oil and gas companies have joined OGMP 2.0 , committing to significantly reduce methane intensity and flaring.

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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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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

After seeing an instant rise in methane levels and finding the product safer and easier to use than traditional additives, BioWatt have placed an order for a year’s supply of the supplement, not only for their Katharos site but also for two other plants that they operate. “FM kWh e per tonne of feedstock,” reveals Tim. “In

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

1 With agriculture estimated to have been the source of 48% of the UK’s methane emissions in 2020 – an increase of 1.3% Benefit #3: Slurry and manure management Slurry and manure represent a significant management issue for livestock farmers as environmental rules become more stringent.

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The Environmental Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

This method generates biogas, comprising methane and carbon dioxide, suitable for heating, electricity production, or refinement into biomethane for use as a renewable natural gas alternative. Anaerobic digestion : Anaerobic digestion decomposes organic waste using microorganisms without oxygen.

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Eco-Business

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Many ASEAN countries have adopted ambitious goals to cut their methane emissions but they might need to use diverse approaches to address the issue.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 25, 2022

In addition to supporting the low-carbon energy transition, there is also the more pressing issue of detecting and preventing issues on the network. This means that it takes human intervention to detect and resolve issues such as low pressure, which can be extremely time intensive. There are several benefits to this approach.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

The issue of biogas leakage is one which many anaerobic digestion (AD) operators fail to address; often because the problem is invisible. of their capacity, it could result in 6,000 tonnes of methane escaping into the atmosphere annually. Losing just 1m 3 of methane per hour will result in a loss of approximately £5,000 per year.

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Clean Energy Canada

MARCH 25, 2024

If the federal and provincial governments live up to their climate commitments (namely on methane reduction, industrial carbon pricing, an emissions cap and ensuring that new LNG projects reach net zero on scope 1 and 2 emissions), over eight Site C’s worth of additional electricity would be required to electrify the six LNG projects in B.C.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

DeSmog asked CAPP media & issues manager Elisabeth Besson why oil sands production was omitted from CAPP’s analysis note, to which Besson replied: “CAPP represents the conventional oil and natural gas sector, which is why oil sands production is not included in the analysis.”

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EDF + Business

OCTOBER 3, 2023

This year more than ever, food and agriculture sector issues were front of mind in the conversation, given companies even more opportunities and resources to take action. Companies should also support farmers by investing in innovative solutions, particularly to tackle enteric methane.

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The Environmental Blog

MARCH 21, 2024

Health When people are exposed to air pollutants like sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, and particulate matter, they can suffer long-term respiratory problems, cardiovascular issues, and other health problems. Neglecting flue gas cleaning methods means subjecting innocent people to health issues, hospital bills, and, sometimes, early deaths.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 8, 2024

Biogas itself is made up of primarily methane (CH4) and carbon dioxide (CO2) as well as small amounts of other gases such as nitrogen (N2), hydrogen (H2) and hydrogen sulfide (H2S). There, bacteria break down the organic compounds and produce methane gas and other products. Desulfurization overcomes that issue.

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Energy Central

AUGUST 9, 2022

Is this the right decision from an environmental standpoint, ignoring the balance-of-payment and energy security issues? Background: When methane is emitted. Over the last 2 years, there has been a push to discourage U.S. oil and gas production, while inviting oil production from other countries, (Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Venezuela).

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Meat emits around a third of global emissions of methane, and action to cut this greenhouse gas has been identified by the UN and world leaders as the quickest route to slowing global heating. These include feed additives to reduce methane in cow burps and “biogas digesters” to capture and burn methane from lagoons of liquid manure.

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