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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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B.C.’s late LNG bet appears risky in a competitive market

Clean Energy Canada

s proposed LNG projects would come online in a global LNG market anticipated to see export capacity increase by 43 per cent by 2030, but there is no consensus from governments or industry on future global demand. Natural gas production (48 per cent) and exporting LNG (39 per cent) were the least popular options presented. Many of B.C.’s

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IEA: Stronger policies urgently needed to curb demand for natural gas

Business Green

Growing demand for natural gas will start to be curbed in the coming years, but more needs to be done to meet net zero goals, IEA report warns. Natural gas demand is expected to rise by 3.6 The annual increase in global demand for natural gas is teh expected to hit an average of 1.7

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NASA JPL Imaging Spectrometer Ready for Tanager 1 Integration

Planet Pulse

This exquisite instrument will act as the “eye” of the satellite, allowing us to detect, pinpoint, and quantify point source emissions of methane and carbon dioxide. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Detecting methane from space An engineer prepares the imaging spectrometer instrument for testing in a thermal vacuum chamber at JPL.

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The COD delusion?

Envirotec Magazine

A Chinese study published in December aims to quantify the role of Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) – and its predominance as a way of measuring organic pollution – in causing unnecessary GHG emissions. COD is widely used as an indicator of organic pollution in wastewater. Measurement methods compared.

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Carbon Offsetting: Exploring Opportunities and Challenges for Businesses

The Environmental Blog

This article delves into the concept of carbon offsetting, highlighting both the opportunities it presents and the challenges businesses may encounter in implementing such initiatives. These projects can include renewable energy initiatives, reforestation efforts, methane capture, and more.

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Booming hydrogen market heralds water technology opportunities

Envirotec Magazine

Given water is the main feedstock for hydrogen production, the boom in the hydrogen market presents a range of opportunities for water and wastewater businesses, a report from BlueTech Research has found. Conventionally, hydrogen has been produced via steam methane reforming (SMR) using natural gas as the feedstock.

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