Mixed momentum on methane mitigation
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 23, 2022
It’s been a year since the Global Methane Pledge promised action to reduce emissions by 30 percent between 2020 and 2030, but few countries have formally introduced policies.
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GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 23, 2022
It’s been a year since the Global Methane Pledge promised action to reduce emissions by 30 percent between 2020 and 2030, but few countries have formally introduced policies.
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
The EU looks ready to enforce new regulations aimed at curbing methane emissions in the energy sector, for the first time. On 15 November, the European Council and Parliament reached a provisional political agreement on a regulation aimed at tracking and reducing methane emissions in the energy sector. A coal power plant In Poland.
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GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
IEA warns that methane emissions from the global energy sector fell only fractionally last year, despite projects to cut methane leaks providing hugely attractive returns on investment.
Envirotec Magazine
MARCH 6, 2023
Municipal wastewater treatment plants emit nearly double the amount of methane into the atmosphere than scientists previously believed, according to new research from Princeton University. If the results from those 63 plants are representative, actual methane emissions from wastewater treatment facilities across the U.S.
Envirotec Magazine
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
In December 2022 the research vessel Polarstern explored methane sources in the South Atlantic using an underwater mass spectrometer. Enormous amounts of methane are trapped in the ocean floor worldwide. Methane is a harmful greenhouse gas. The higher the data density, the more accurate the mapping of methane sources.
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
An open-access Methane Map will be launched at COP28 in a bid to accelerate abatement of this greenhouse gas, considered second only to CO2 as a cause of global warming. Environmental intelligence company Kayrros will launch the live map, which draws insights from its flagship Methane Watch product. Doing so would have a huge impact.
GreenBiz
APRIL 28, 2022
Scientists say governments aren't factoring in the big short-term impact of rising methane emissions in meeting mid-century climate targets.
EDF + Business
JULY 18, 2024
Actionable Insights for a Decarbonizing World Missing Methane: A European perspective European banks face significant risk from oil and gas methane emissions in their portfolios. Overall, banks lack detailed methane disclosures and targets. Support clients in measuring and mitigating methane emissions.
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
In what seems to be a first, a UK methane leak has been spotted from space, and mitigated. Methane leaking from a faulty pipe in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, was picked up by satellites orbiting 500km overhead in April 2023. The source, near Cheltenham, was releasing methane at a rate of over 200 kg/hr.
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
More than half of the 50 per cent jump in methane’s growth rate between 2019 and 2020 was the result of reduced emissions from road transport, railways and planes during lockdowns, the study found. Until now, the causes of the 2020 surge in methane – second only to carbon dioxide as a driver of climate change – had been unclear.
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 18, 2022
Reducing agricultural methane emissions is critical to meeting global climate targets. This is especially true for many food and agriculture companies who sell meat and dairy, as over one-third of U.S.
EDF + Business
APRIL 25, 2024
By Josh Torres and Andrew Howell, CFA Starbucks and Clover Sonoma said this week they would track and disclose methane emissions within their dairy supply chains, joining the Dairy Methane Action Alliance in the latest sign of accelerating action on food sector methane emissions.
NRDC onEarth
MARCH 27, 2024
The Bureau of Land Management published a final methane waste rule that will compliment EPA’s efforts to target a major contributor to climate change.
Canary Media
JULY 10, 2024
Landfills are the third-largest source of methane emissions both in the U.S. These emissions heat the atmosphere at about 80 times the rate of carbon dioxide over 20 years, but the methane that rises from the decomposing food and organic waste that ends up in landfills has thus far received much less… and globally.
The Guardian: Energy
MAY 1, 2024
Use of enclosed combustors leaves regulators heavily reliant on oil and gas companies’ own flaring data Oil and gas equipment intended to cut methane emissions is preventing scientists from accurately detecting greenhouse gases and pollutants, a satellite image investigation has revealed.
GreenBiz
MAY 18, 2022
Methane is a greenhouse gas that isn't talked about enough but needs to be addressed
Envirotec Magazine
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
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.
NRDC onEarth
MARCH 27, 2024
The Bureau of Land Management published a final methane waste rule that will compliment EPA’s efforts to target a major contributor to climate change.
Renew Economy
APRIL 29, 2024
Australia's coal mine methane emissions are being vastly underreported and are damaging the nation's credibility on climate change, economist Professor Rod Sims has warned. The post “Simply astounding:” Australian coal mine methane emissions may be twice offical data appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Grist
MARCH 28, 2024
Amid the commotion, an invisible gas often escapes unnoticed, warming the planet and harming our health: methane. The researchers found these super-emitting points can persist for months or even years, and account for almost 90 percent of all measured methane from the landfills. times, and sometimes as much as 2.7
Inhabitat - Innovation
JULY 23, 2020
For the first time, scientists have confirmed that methane leaking is from Antarctica's sea bed. They say the methane is likely escaping into the atmosphere.
Inhabitat - Innovation
DECEMBER 6, 2021
Ten major oil companies will now be required to disclose more methane emissions data from the Permian Basin. The House Science Committee decided that the companies must do more to track and decrease the amount of methane contaminating this part of Texas and New Mexico.
Inhabitat - Innovation
JANUARY 25, 2022
Researchers have found and tested a catalyst that could convert methane gas into valuable compounds. A study in Nature Catalysis says the catalyst will be able not only to convert methane but also develop industrially vital compounds. These findings provide an option for combatting methane's harmful greenhouse effects.
The Environmental Blog
AUGUST 8, 2022
While carbon dioxide is the leading greenhouse gas destroying the atmosphere, methane is a significant contributor. Anthropogenic methane emissions are believed to account for 30%of that warming. Methane emissions stem from many aspects of life on Earth. Studies show global temperatures last year were 1.1°C
Renew Economy
DECEMBER 17, 2023
Federal government urged to act "immediately" as major report finds Australia well behind international best practice on measurement and reporting of methane emissions. The post Climate authority confirms Australia has been fudging its methane emissions data appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Energy Central
JULY 9, 2024
In March, the US Environmental Protection Agency published new methane emissions regulations for the oil and gas industry. The European Union enacted new rules to reduce methane emissions from the energy sector in May. Agriculture is also being targeted regarding methane. Originally published by MasterResource.
The Verge: Energy
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
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.
Envirotec Magazine
MARCH 24, 2022
According to the European Commission and the European Environment Agency, the top 10 largest methane emitting coal mines in Europe are in Poland. Collectively, these mines released around 282,300 tonnes of methane into the atmosphere in 2020.
TechCrunch: Climate
APRIL 22, 2024
The stealthy new startup hopes a fully integrated approach, from direct air capture to electrolysis and methane generation, will let it drive prices down for so-called e-fuels. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Energy Central
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
Green hydrogen and e-methane The 20MW pressurised alkaline electrolyser was installed at Finnish green fuels developer P2X Solution’s project in Harjavalta, one year after construction began, with first hydrogen expected in the second half of 2024.
Inhabitat - Innovation
JUNE 3, 2021
Among the top 10 emitters of methane, five are smaller firms. Their environmental footprint is now larger than their production.
EDF + Business
DECEMBER 14, 2023
By Vrashabh Kapate Led by food and dairy giants the Bel Group, Danone, General Mills, Kraft Heinz, Lactalis USA, and Nestlé, as well as the Environmental Defense Fund, the Dairy Methane Action Alliance (DMAA) launched at COP28 last week in a COP Presidency event–to great global attention. What is the Dairy Methane Action Alliance?
Canary Media
MAY 24, 2024
Any climate action plan that aims to quickly turn the tide of global warming has to tackle methane, which traps orders of magnitude more heat in the atmosphere than carbon dioxide in the first years after it’s emitted. This story was originally published by Grist. For this reason, the U.S. Environmental…
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 1, 2022
The methane leak resulting from the damage to the Nord Stream gas lines in the Baltic Sea is estimated to be equal to the size of a whole year’s methane emissions of a country like Denmark or a city the size of Paris. Several ICOS stations in the Nordics observed huge methane peaks after the Nord Stream pipes were damaged.
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 11, 2019
The GF77 from FLIR Systems is said to be an affordable, handheld methane detection camera allowing inspection professionals to actually see invisible methane leaks and other industrial gases at natural gas power plants, renewable energy production facilities, and other locations.
Envirotec Magazine
JULY 14, 2021
Researchers have developed a new sensor that they suggest could allow practical and low cost detection of low concentrations of methane gas. Measuring methane emissions is important because the gas contributes to global warming and air pollution. The new sensor uses an interband cascade light emitting device (ICLED).
The Verge: Energy
MARCH 4, 2024
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.
Canary Media
APRIL 3, 2024
Amid the commotion, an invisible gas often escapes unnoticed, warming the planet and harming our health: methane. A landfill is a place of perpetual motion, where mountains of garbage rise in days and crews race to contain the influx of ever more trash. Last week, the…
EDF + Business
MARCH 21, 2024
Actionable Insights for a Decarbonizing World Financing Methane Abatement An introduction to sustainable finance instruments Creating the right financial instruments can enable cash-constrained national oil companies to pursue rapid oil and gas methane abatement. Sustainable debt is growing rapidly.
EDF Voices
JANUARY 10, 2022
The urgency of tackling methane is finally being recognized at the highest levels — and new satellite-based tools are coming to make that possible. Here’s how we got to this Methane Moment.
EDF + Business
DECEMBER 6, 2023
The EPA’s new rules to reduce methane emissions from the nation’s oil and gas industry could be a climate game changer. That’s because methane – the main component of natural gas – has more than 80 times the heat-trapping power of carbon dioxide in the short term and is responsible for more than 25% of the warming we’re experiencing today.
Envirotec Magazine
JULY 28, 2021
Viridor is working with UAV expert High Compliance, to understand the flight characteristics required for effective methane emissions surveys. The company has established a project team to plan a series of methane measurement surveys across several UK sites. Methane is a product of the waste we receive and outside of our control.
Renew Economy
JULY 4, 2024
The post In the fog of Grosvenor fire, has Labor gone backwards on coal mine methane emissions reporting? In the same week as a major coal mine fire, weak rules may cause millions of tonnes of greenhouse gases to simply vanish from national inventories. appeared first on RenewEconomy.
FuelCellsWorks
JANUARY 5, 2024
Pilots Methane Pyrolysis Solution for Low-cost Clean Hydrogen The company met internal performance milestones in late 2023, validating the xCaliber™ reactor in a 200-kilogram-hydrogen-per-day system and preparing. Ekona Power Inc.
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