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
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
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.
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EDF + Business
JANUARY 17, 2023
Reducing methane now is one of the fastest ways to slow global warming in the near term, and a critical part of avoiding the worst consequences of climate change. Agricultural emissions from livestock and rice are approximately 40% of human-caused global methane emissions.
GreenBiz
MAY 18, 2022
Methane is a greenhouse gas that isn't talked about enough but needs to be addressed
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 27, 2020
Methane Renewable EnergyBy addressing a gas that can super-charge warming, Dominion Energy is breaking new ground. And its plans hinge on an unusual source of power.
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
JANUARY 16, 2023
The global dairy company Danone is taking a big step forward by pledging to work with its farmer suppliers to reduce methane emissions from its fresh milk supply chain by 30% by 2030. . This is the first methane-specific climate pledge from a food or agriculture company.
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
Grist
JANUARY 10, 2023
As you cruise through this tiny world, you pass more than 400,000 nitrogen molecules, 100,000 oxygen molecules, 219 carbon dioxide molecules, before you find what you’re looking for: a single molecule of methane. Methane is one of the most powerful yet misunderstood greenhouse gasses on Earth.
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. ppb rise in methane growth rate in 2020, reduced transport emissions led to a 2.9
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. The GF77 is spectrally filtered to optimally visualize methane gas, says FLIR Systems.
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
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 10, 2021
The fight to reduce the powerful super pollutant is already underway, with the focus on agriculture, landfill management and industrial emissions
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. Methane emissions from coal mining.
EDF + Business
JUNE 9, 2020
Methane: Europe’s missing link for effective energy decarbonization. and Algeria, countries with sizeable methane emissions. Many key stakeholders have already come to understand the importance of a regulated methane performance standard underpinned by robust, science-based assurance.
Eco-Business
NOVEMBER 17, 2021
In the context of climate change, initiatives towards reducing methane emissions have often been side-lined, so why is it that methane is now taking the centre stage
Eco-Business
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
The Malaysian oil and gas company is galvanising efforts to slash methane emissions on its path to decarbonisation
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.
EDF + Business
MARCH 23, 2021
As the largest producers of oil and gas globally, National Oil Companies are critical stakeholders to achieving deep cuts in global methane emissions. climate leadership methane net zero commitments
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.
GreenBiz
JUNE 30, 2022
Kellogg is working with rice farmers to introduce a new sustainable flooding method that would substantially decrease emissions but also protect bird habitat
EDF Voices
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
Satellite data are revolutionizing the way we track methane emissions — and can help drive emissions down, slowing global warming
EDF + Business
DECEMBER 1, 2021
EPA proposed new regulations to reduce methane and other harmful air pollution from new and existing sources in the oil and natural gas industry. New EPA rules would significantly reduce methane emissions from oil and gas facilities. EPA finance flaring investment methane regulation
EDF Voices
MAY 16, 2022
Unless we act, methane will do more to warm the planet than the burning of fossil fuels in the next decade
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.
Eco-Business
OCTOBER 5, 2022
The rapid growth of methane emissions has alarmed scientists, but their short lifespan means cuts would rapidly reduce the gas’s contribution to warming
EDF + Business
OCTOBER 23, 2020
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EDF + Business
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
ESG By EDF: Actionable Insights for a Decarbonizing World Joint Action: Catalyzing Methane Emission Reduction at Oil and Gas Joint Ventures Supermajors’ targets to reduce methane emissions apply only to assets they operate directly. Methane Action at National Oil Companies.
Business Green
JANUARY 23, 2023
The report estimates methane leaked during the extraction of coal for use in steel manufacturing has an annual climate impact equivalent to almost 900 million tonnes of CO2, which is more than double Germany's entire annual CO2 emissions.
EDF + Business
JULY 20, 2022
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DeSmogBlog
APRIL 25, 2020
Read time: 6 mins New research based on satellite data confirms that the oil and gas industry in the Permian region of Texas and New Mexico is leaking record amounts of methane. percent of the total methane produced by the oil and gas industry there.
Jim Conca
OCTOBER 6, 2020
Davis shows a dramatic reduction in cattle methane emissions using red seaweed as a feed supplement while significantly reducing the cost of feed. A new study out of U.C.
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 8, 2020
The SEM5000 is a portable methane detector specially designed for landfill surface emissions monitoring, reporting and detecting potential leaks at wellheads and surface penetrations. The laser technology allows the device to scan the sample spectrum and identify methane (CH4) only.
EDF + Business
JUNE 24, 2021
For companies that produce, process or sell beef, pork and/or dairy, there’s an often overlooked, invisible source of climate pollution lurking in the supply chain: methane. While some food and agricultural companies are making progress on methane, there’s still a long way to go.
Envirotec Magazine
AUGUST 17, 2022
The signing of the Global Methane Pledge at last year’s COP26 marks a vital step in reducing the impact of industrial activities on the environment. The technology allows detection of methane from leaks from up to 300 feet away in a vehicle moving at 55 mph.
DeSmogBlog
DECEMBER 22, 2019
Read time: 9 mins While carbon dioxide — deservedly — gets a bad rap when it comes to climate change, about 40 percent of global warming actually can be attributed to the powerful greenhouse gas methane, according to the 2013 IPCC report.
EDF + Business
MARCH 3, 2022
Reducing methane now is the fastest way to slow global warming in the near term and a critical part of avoiding the worst consequences of climate change. methane emissions , is taking steps to address its impacts, with more companies setting climate targets and net zero pledges.
Inhabitant
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
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
It is produced during the anaerobic digestion (AD) process, which breaks down organic matter (such as food, sewage sludge or animal waste) to produce methane-rich biogas. Flogas Britain – a major supplier of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG) – has added liquid biomethane (Bio-LNG) to its off-grid energy supply, marking what is said to be the industry’s first Bio-LNG solution for commercial and industrial operations.
Envirotec Magazine
APRIL 12, 2022
The airplane-mounted sensor used by the researchers to detect methane leaks from oil and natural gas production in the New Mexico half of the Permian Basin. Each chemical, including methane, has a unique pattern – an optical fingerprint. Most methane is leaked from a handful of sources.
Grist
AUGUST 13, 2021
Most of the time carbon dioxide gets all the attention as the most villainous of greenhouse gasses, and the industries that pollute the atmosphere with methane would like to keep it that way. And part of that new emphasis is on methane,” Hayek said.
EDF + Business
SEPTEMBER 17, 2021
For net-zero committed financiers, reducing methane emissions from oil and gas operations represents the single fastest, most cost-effective way to slow the rate of warming now. corporate leadership methane net zero oil
Planet Pulse
APRIL 15, 2021
In addition, the Carbon Mapper consortium announced its plan to deploy a ground-breaking hyperspectral satellite constellation with the ability to pinpoint, quantify and track point-source methane and CO 2 emissions. To read the press release in full, click here.
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