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Fossil fuel firms must plug methane leaks to meet climate targets, warns watchdog

The Guardian: Energy

Spending to clean up their operations would be equivalent to only 5% of profits made last year, IEA estimates Fossil fuel companies must pay tens of billions to reduce the emissions of methane from their operations or it will be almost impossible to meet global climate targets, the world’s energy watchdog has warned.

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The methane impact of organic waste vs fossil fuel emissions

Inhabitat - Innovation

While the focus is usually on fossil fuel emissions as the main climate change culprit, a new analysis by the nonprofit Energy Vision concludes that reducing emissions from organic waste would more steeply reduce methane. And it would cost less to accomplish.

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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.

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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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‘They’re Destroying Our Coastline’: Activists at the Americas Energy Summit Protest Fossil Fuel Expansion

DeSmogBlog

Morial Convention Center, a small but dedicated group of environmental activists affiliated with Sunrise Movement New Orleans protested the start of the 20th edition of the Americas Energy Summit & Exhibition. It’s methane gas, which is 80 times more warming in the atmosphere than carbon dioxide. It’s not new.”

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Australia in the dark on its own fossil fuel emissions, says Superpower Institute

Renew Economy

SuperPower Institute says Australia has little idea of the extent of its fossil fuel emissions and wants to create a state-of-the-art data network. The post Australia in the dark on its own fossil fuel emissions, says Superpower Institute appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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.