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Google joins a mission to map global methane emissions from space

The Verge: Energy

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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A tech-backed mission to monitor methane pollution launches today

The Verge: Energy

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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Plugging the Leaks: An Investor Guide to Oil and Gas Methane Risk

EDF + Business

ESG By EDF: Actionable Insights for a Decarbonizing World Plugging the Leaks: An Investor Guide to Oil and Gas Methane Risk Oil and gas companies must curb methane emissions to limit warming this decade, and address urgent risks. The last few years have seen notable improvements in the methane-related performance of some companies.

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Duke Energy Pledges to Eliminate Methane Emissions From Natural Gas Business by 2030

GreenTechMedia

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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Activating National Oil Companies for Climate Progress: Financial Strategies to Cut Methane Pollution

EDF + Business

Decarbonizing Oil and Gas Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas, responsible for more than one quarter of the warming we are experiencing today, and global oil and gas production is a major source of methane emissions. 19 of the top 20 publicly traded companies have set methane targets. can open the door.

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Oil and gas giants pledge to work towards 'near zero' methane emissions by 2030

Business Green

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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Selective adsorption

Envirotec Magazine

The crystal structure of the K-GIS zeolite adsorbent: The size of cavities in the crystal is slightly larger than the CO2 molecule, permitting CO2 to enter the crystal and be adsorbed while larger molecules such as methane are excluded. Biogas from sewage sludge, garbage, and similar sources consists of approximately 60% methane and 40% CO2.

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