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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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EU agrees law to curb methane emissions from fossil fuel industry

The Guardian: Energy

Rules would require firms to report emissions, find and fix leaks, and limit wasteful venting and flaring The EU has struck a deal that will force the fossil fuel industry to rein in dangerous methane pollution. The measures include finding and fixing leaks, and limiting wasteful practices such as venting and flaring gas by 2027.

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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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BP, Shell, oil giants fund research into mobile carbon capture from ships at sea

GreenBiz

Meanwhile, the OGCI today announced that its members collectively have reduced the cut their absolute upstream methane emissions by 22 percent since 2017, shrinking the methane intensity of members' upstream oil and gas to operations to 0.23 It surpasses its target to cut methane intensity to 0.25 Sponsored Article.

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Get ready for the next wave of GMOs

GreenBiz

Lower greenhouse gas emissions from cattle, after CRISPR is used to alter the genetic activity of the methane-producing microbes that live in the animals’ stomachs. Reductions to the hundreds of millions of tons of methane emitted annually from rice production, thanks to new gene-edited rice strains. Sponsored Article.

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Brazilian study suggests better ways of managing MSW

Envirotec Magazine

The Caieiras landfill has a biogas-fueled thermal power plant, where methane (CH 4 ) from decomposing organic matter drives electricity generators. Besides the innovations mentioned in the article, new initiatives have appeared in the city. An article about the study has been published in the journal Habitat International.

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Why now is the time to tackle biogas leakage

Envirotec Magazine

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.