EDF + Business

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

emissions were 17% below 2005 levels in 2023. Rhodium reported that “absent a new policy push” the U.S. is still unlikely to meet its Paris Agreement commitment of 50%-52% reductions below 2005 levels by 2030. This means U.S. This proposal is another critical step to implement MERP, passed in the Inflation Reduction Act.

Policy 52

Policy Methane Agriculture Fossil fuels 52

DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The policy briefing document was released in early January by Belgium-based organization, HealthforAnimals (HfA), which represents some of the world’s biggest and best known animal pharmaceutical companies, including Zoetis, Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health, Merck Animal Health, Elanco Animal Health, IDEXX, and Ceva Santé Animale.

Medicine 98

Medicine Climate change Health Methane 98

Front And Centered

AUGUST 29, 2022

The other bright spot—which is not traditionally considered climate policy but does make up a key part of the Just Transition—is that the IRA contains baby steps to curbing the systemic advantage of large corporations. This includes a 15% corporate minimum tax, a stock buyback tax, and a methane leakage tax.

Fossil fuels 97

Fossil fuels Law Pollution Resilience 97

Business Green

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

California's new decarbonisation plan, Austria's windfall tax, and global methane reduction efforts. The plan builds on India's previous goals to slash emissions intensity of its GDP by 45 per cent against 2005 levels by 2030 and deliver 50 per cent of its power from non-fossil fuel based sources by the same date.

Building Energy Monitoring 36

Building Energy Monitoring Methane Business Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring 36

Business Green

AUGUST 5, 2022

At last year's COP26 Climate Summit in Glasgow a new accord between the US and China saw the two countries promise to work together to accelerate clean tech deployment and tackle methane emissions and deforestation. Global Methane Hub and Beyond Oil & Gas Alliance announce $1.5m emissions reduction push.

Methane 36

Methane Africa Government Plastics 36

DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 26, 2022

The websites artificially created the appearance of grassroots political energy, and shared misleading “news” that downplayed environmental damage from fracking while simultaneously promoting the benefits of pro-drilling policies. As it happens, Gloria Dittus previously founded Dittus Communications, which was acquired by FTI in 2005.

Fossil fuels 98

Fossil fuels Climate change Energy Energy 98

Business Green

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy study warns the 'climate footprint of Europe's big meat and dairy companies rival the fossil fuel giants'. Moreover, the study indicates agriculture emissions are still rising in several key EU countries, with animal farming emissions ticking up six per cent between 2007 and 2018.

Europe 39

Europe Fossil fuels Agriculture Policy 39

DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Armed with a seat at the highest levels of food policy, and well-connected – to dairy producers, distributors, and scientists – the initiative described itself as a “growing movement” dedicated to “reducing dairy’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions over the next 30 years”. From 2005 to 2015, dairy’s gaseous output increased by 18 percent.

Methane 135

Methane Agriculture Africa Climate change 135

DeSmogBlog

MARCH 28, 2023

This pad appears to be the first of its kind in Pennsylvania to go through a formal permitting process for the practice, which is gaining prominence throughout the Keystone State, home to hundreds of thousands of abandoned wells and rich methane stores.

Fossil fuels 89

Fossil fuels Natural gas Law Pollution 89

DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 16, 2022

In a separate complaint, Dye also urged OPUC staff to follow up on alleged deficiencies in NW Natural’s gas meter testing practices the agency previously overlooked when it investigated the company’s meter testing program in 2005. At the same time, they’re often doing this in close quarters with the utilities they regulate.

Home Energy Monitoring 84

Home Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 84

Green Business Bureau

APRIL 11, 2023

THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT REDUCES ENERGY WASTE THROUGH THE METHANE EMISSIONS REDUCTION ACTION PLAN The Methane Emissions Reduction Action Plan will aim to reduce leaks from natural gas production and distribution, streamlining operations and energy use while also reducing harmful emissions of potent greenhouse gas.

Fossil fuels 78

Fossil fuels Methane Energy Energy 78

GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 6, 2021

“India has reduced its emission intensity by 21 percent over 2005 levels,” he said at the virtual event, which marked five years since the adoption of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. ” “Oh, and by the way, it doesn't emit carbon dioxide or methane,” he added.

Energy 130

Energy Energy Government Fossil fuels 130

DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Our interstate storage business, which has newly added capacity, remains a growth opportunity we expect to add significantly to our bottom line in the future,” wrote former NW Natural CEO Mark Dodson in a 2005 annual letter to shareholders. asked Doug Tilgner, a manager at NW Natural, in a 2005 internal email. “I’d

Business Energy Monitoring 92

Business Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 92

DeSmogBlog

APRIL 18, 2023

He believes that Checkoff dollars are empowering groups like NCBA and NPPC to take policy positions that hurt small producers. Since 1990, methane emissions from agriculture have increased nearly 17 percent , largely because of the way manure is managed on large farms.

Agriculture 96

Agriculture Fossil fuels Methane Sustainability 96

Low Impact

AUGUST 15, 2021

5 Governments like to say that their policies are informed by “the science”; but in this case, as in many others, scientists are at loggerheads with each other. Smith et al, Methods for Calculating Forest Ecosystem and Harvested Carbon with Standard Estimates for Forest Types of the United States, USDA, 2005, [link].

Sustainability 108

Sustainability Fossil fuels Carbon-neutral Carbon 108

DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 6, 2022

That’s potentially very bad news for the climate: The huge amount of methane that leaks during the production, transport and storage of LNG means that the carbon emissions associated with importing the fuel could be up to ten times higher than for the equivalent amount of Russian pipeline gas, researchers say. Credit: DeSmog.

Natural gas 98

Natural gas Fossil fuels Hydrogen Government 98

38 North Solutions

JULY 30, 2022

Methane and Superfund. -$15 The Rhodium Group released preliminary analysis of the bill finding that the Inflation Reduction Act would cut US net greenhouse gas emissions down to 31% to 44% below 2005 levels in 2030 compared to 24% to 35% under current policy. Top Line Estimates. Cost/Savings. Clean Manufacturing Credits. -$385

Nuclear Power 76

Nuclear Power Construction Law Batteries 76

Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 19, 2021

In August, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer told colleagues in a letter that President Biden's goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 50% compared to 2005 levels is within reach, in large part due to the proposed CEEP. Analysis of the program found that it would create nearly 8 million jobs by 2031.

Methane 95

Methane Electricity Electric vehicle Agriculture 95

DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

But as DeSmog has previously reported , what the industry calls “renewable natural gas” — methane gas captured from landfills and industrial agriculture and repurposed for consumers to use — can’t fairly be considered a solution. Citing the U.S. Volatility creates uncertainty — what is your gas bill going to be?” Smyth said.

Natural gas 98

Natural gas Electricity Energy Energy 98

Business Green

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

In addition, given the focus on sustainability, government policy is increasingly being designed to encourage passengers and freight onto rail rather than roads. Better fuel efficiency has helped curb aviation emissions in recent years; the amount of fuel burned per passenger dropped 24 per cent between 2005 and 2017.

Transportation 85

Transportation Europe Aviation Hydrogen 85

GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

I’ve been in meetings on the Green New Deal where environmental justice groups automatically view all business and industry as evil — and in DC conference rooms where well-meaning business people and policy wonks dismiss those environmental justice groups as liberal “enviro” fantasists. Sponsored Article.

Law 542

Law Climate change Global warming Fossil fuels 542

GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 6, 2020

pledged to reduce emissions 26 to 28 percent below 2005 levels by 2025. But average national reductions since 2005 haven’t exceeded 1 percent, according to researchers. “The industrial, agriculture, and waste sectors remain largely untouched, either by policy or technology innovation,” according to Rhodium.

Natural gas 130

Natural gas Policy Methane Technology 130

Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

The financial sector is increasingly concerned about ownership of fossil fuel assets, particularly coal facilities, said B illy Pizer, vice president for research and policy engagement at the non-profit think thank Resources for the Future.

Carbon-neutral 100

Carbon-neutral Energy Energy Natural gas 100

Clean Energy Canada

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

This media brief provides an overview of the key policies, regulations, investments, and incentives being offered, including emissions targets and the effectiveness of each plan to reach them. The Liberal Party: reduce emissions by 40% to 45% from 2005 levels. The New Democratic Party: reduce emissions by 50% from 2005 levels.

Fossil fuels 122

Fossil fuels Carbon Investment Batteries 122

DeSmogBlog

MARCH 9, 2024

“But four hurricanes since 2005 and sea level rise — it really decimated this coastline.” Rita was really, really bad,” he said, referring to the 2005 hurricane that decimated Cameron Parish. As Gas Outlook reported last year, the LNG terminals themselves are leaking methane that is going unrecorded.

Building Energy Monitoring 68

Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Natural gas Business Energy Monitoring 68

Business Green

APRIL 9, 2021

The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) also provided a worrying update on methane emissions, revealing that levels of methane in the atmosphere rose by record levels in 2020 with scientists unclear on the cause. South Africa announces strengthened 2030 emissions goal.

Biodiversity 56

Biodiversity Methane Government Investment 56

AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

I’ve been in meetings on the Green New Deal where environmental justice groups automatically view all business and industry as evil — and in DC conference rooms where well-meaning business people and policy wonks dismiss those environmental justice groups as liberal “enviro” fantasists. Photo by Wake Forest University School of Law/Flickr.

Global warming 36

Global warming Law Climate change Fossil fuels 36

AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

I’ve been in meetings on the Green New Deal where environmental justice groups automatically view all business and industry as evil — and in DC conference rooms where well-meaning business people and policy wonks dismiss those environmental justice groups as liberal “enviro” fantasists. Photo by Wake Forest University School of Law/Flickr.

Law 28

Law Climate change Global warming Fossil fuels 28

DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Rees-Mogg was also the first cabinet minister to endorse the campaign to reverse the UK’s ban on fracking, spearheaded by the backbench Net Zero Scrutiny Group (NZSG), the parliamentary wing of the UK’s principal climate science denial group, the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF). Brandon Lewis – Justice Secretary.

Climate change 92

Climate change Fossil fuels Government Policy 92

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

All the top green business news from around the world this week, including fresh WHO air pollution guidelines and global coal, methane and HFC commitments. These updated guidelines give policy-makers solid evidence and the necessary tool to tackle this long-term health burden.".

Energy 45

Energy Energy Methane Africa 45

GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

spends entirely outside of the parameters agreement amount to a “speed bump,” said Alden Meyer, former director of strategy and policy for the Union of Concerned Scientists, who has attended U.N. percent from 2005 levels, according to analysis from the Rhodium Group. climate negotiations since the 1990s. But once the U.S.

Policy 130

Policy Methane Carbon-negative Climate change 130

Business Green

JUNE 17, 2022

Canberra submits a new national climate action plan to the UN, President Biden preps fresh measures to tackle methane, and Austria cracks down on fossil fuelled heating. The Labor-led government said it would now will implement a range of new policies across the economy to drive the transition to net zero.

Methane 36

Methane Hydrogen Fossil fuels Government 36

Mr. Sustainability

JANUARY 25, 2021

“Even today the overwhelming majority of capture and storage projects are associated with EOR,” says Julio Friedmann, senior research scholar at Columbia University’s Center on Global Energy Policy. Fossil fuels were first discovered in the LaBarge field in 1920, but it was only in the 1980s that Exxon first began selling gases from the site.

Carbon-negative 78

Carbon-negative Carbon Fossil fuels Technology 78

Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 1, 2021

to cut emissions by 45% compared to 2005 levels by the end of the decade, just short of President Biden's goal of 50%. can nearly reach the Biden administration's goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions with the approval of a bipartisan infrastructure bill and $3.5

Packaging 87

Packaging Electric vehicle Policy Electricity 87

GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

When it comes to those shaping the corporate climate movement — either from within companies or as part of NGOs and policy organizations that recognize the critical role businesses must play in addressing the climate emergency — I’m grateful to say it’s becoming easier to find women with a seat at the decision-making table. "An

Sustainability 546

Sustainability Plastics Organic Retail 546

DeSmogBlog

APRIL 12, 2021

Preliminary data shows that methane emissions jumped in 2020 by the largest amount since systematic record-keeping began decades ago. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said that global methane concentrations shot up by 14.67 Globally averaged, monthly mean atmospheric methane abundance. million years.

Methane 131

Methane Energy Monitor Fossil fuels Building Energy Monitoring 131

DeSmogBlog

APRIL 12, 2021

Preliminary data shows that methane emissions jumped in 2020 by the largest amount since systematic record-keeping began decades ago. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said that global methane concentrations shot up by 14.67 Globally averaged, monthly mean atmospheric methane abundance. million years.

Methane 78

Methane Energy Monitor Fossil fuels Building Energy Monitoring 78