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? Methane monitoring goes stratospheric #185

Climate Tech VC

Responsible for nearly a third of global warming and a quarter of global energy, methane matters.   In deals this week $145m for lithium extraction, $52m for methane emissions detection, and $40m for sustainable aviation fuel.   This list is far from representative of the biggest methane MRV players.

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ExxonMobil Urges EU to Remove ‘Policy Hurdles’ Slowing Oil Industry’s Hydrogen Plans

DeSmogBlog

The United States-based oil major’s willingness to publicly throw down the gauntlet to policy-makers underscores the stakes for the fossil fuel industry as the EU fleshes out its plans to slash carbon emissions, ahead of June’s European parliament elections.

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Lessons from a year of reporting on climate solutions in Cascadia

Grist

This story is part of the series Getting to Zero: Decarbonizing Cascadia , which explores the path to low-carbon energy for British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon. And, in the United States, political gridlock chopped the heart out of Congress’ most ambitious clean energy plan. . Worried about the climate crisis?

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Eight ways to seize the net zero opportunity

Business Green

This decade alone, the industry must: Increase low carbon electricity generation by approximately 50 per cent from sources such as wind or solar power. Develop carbon capture usage and storage (CCUS) technology and develop hydrogen networks. Championing ultra-fast electric vehicle charging points.

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Forget 2050: As COP26 Starts, Five Immediate Priorities for Oil and Gas

EDF + Business

Blanton, a Senior Research Scholar at the Center on Global Energy Policy , and Ben Ratner, Associate Vice President at EDF. For all the attention to corporate net zero by 2050 commitments, the reality is that actions in this decade will be decisive for both the planet’s warming trajectory and energy firms’ viability in the energy transition.

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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). From Rio to Glasgow: The political recognition of our climate crisis increases On the 9th of May, 1992, the United Nations Framework Convention on Change (UNFCCC) was adopted.

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Online Event - VERGE Energy Conference

Green Market Oracle

VERGE Energy Conference (VERGE 20) will take place on October 26-30, 2020. This online event can be attended from anywhere, The central theme at VERGE 20 will focus on how energy systems can be decarbonized, decentralized, digitized and democratized. Climate change is the most significant global threat we face today.