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UK substantially underestimates its methane emissions from oil and gas production – and many other countries probably do too

Envirotec Magazine

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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Report: Pollution is connected to 9 million deaths worldwide each year

Grist

According to a 2021 estimate from researchers from the University of Chicago , a failure to meet international guidelines for PM 2.5 Other problematic sources of air pollution include methane, which produces hazardous ground-level ozone that is linked to health conditions such as lung damage, chest pain , and exacerbated respiratory diseases.

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The quest for cleaner air

Envirotec Magazine

Diverse compounds are emitted by everything from motor vehicles to power plants, and include both greenhouse gases and short-lived climate pollutants – which are known to fuel global warming – as well as a host of volatile organic compounds that can lead to short- and long-term health problems in humans.

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What Is Carbon Accounting? Standards, Frameworks, Developments and Challenges

Green Business Bureau

As such, in 2022 81% of S&P 500 companies reported their own emissions (scope 1), and the emissions of the electricity they bought (scope 2). 30 years later came COP 26 (2021) – held in Glasgow. Hence, businesses withhold the power to dent global GHG emissions and mitigate the effects of climate change.

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Global Briefing: EU confirms 2035 ban for new petrol and diesel cars

Business Green

Australia vows to cut methane emissions, the US ratifies the Kigali Agreement, and all the other green business news from around the world this week. European car makers are already proving they are ready to step up to the plate, with increasing and increasingly affordable electric cars coming to the market.".

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As Alarm Over Plastic Grows, Saudis Ramp Up Production in the US

DeSmogBlog

or SABIC, a chemical manufacturing giant tied to one of the world’s richest royal families, and Exxon Mobil, America’s biggest energy company. Indeed, the International Energy Agency predicts that by 2030 petrochemicals will account for more than a third of the growth in world oil demand, and for almost 50% of demand by 2050.

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Methane Emissions Spiked in 2020. Scientists Fear Feedback Loops

DeSmogBlog

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.

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