Why methane is a large and underestimated threat to climate goals
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.
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Antarctica's seafloor is leaking methane, scientists confirm
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.
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'There is just no excuse': Why do methane emissions remain 'stubbornly high'?
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.
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Wastewater sector emits nearly twice as much methane as previously thought
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.
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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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Little-known firms lead America's list of top methane polluters
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.
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Cow Burps – Cattle Industry Poised To Lead The Way To A Cooler Earth By Reducing Methane Content
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. The five-month study found that these reductions were sustained with no change in animal health or in the quality of the beef.
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EU closer to enforcing rules on methane emissions in the energy sector
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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Travel emissions drop added to lockdown methane surge, says new research
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.
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Driving Down Methane: What Food & Agriculture Companies Should Do Now
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.
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Methane leak data and campaign to cut emissions
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.
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UK substantially underestimates its methane emissions from oil and gas production – and many other countries probably do too
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.
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Brighton firm to develop new landfill methane emission monitoring intelligence platform
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 10, 2020
The University will develop a feasibility study and test approaches for the satellite detection of methane emissions at landfill sites, and for the satellite detection of vegetation health changes in the proximity of landfills due to accidents or mismanagement.
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Newly discovered catalyst offers solution for methane
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.
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Methane, manure and a net-zero pledge
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 27, 2020
By addressing a gas that can super-charge warming, Dominion Energy is breaking new ground. And its plans hinge on an unusual source of power.
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Making light of the matter: Thoughts on measuring methane
Envirotec Magazine
JULY 9, 2023
Gas leak measurement is germane to the realisation of goals such as the Global Methane Pledge. Originally proposed by the US and EU in September 2021, the Global Methane Pledge will see countries acting to cut methane emissions by 30 percent by 2030. Doug Baer of instrumentation expert ABB offers some thoughts on the problem.
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Duke Energy Pledges to Eliminate Methane Emissions From Natural Gas Business by 2030
GreenTechMedia
OCTOBER 12, 2020
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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Here's what to make of the COP26 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.
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EPA loosens restrictions on methane emissions
Inhabitat - Innovation
AUGUST 18, 2020
As President Trump’s term comes to an end, his administration has busily rolled back Obama-era environmental protections.
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The methane impact of organic waste vs fossil fuel emissions
Inhabitat - Innovation
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
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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Methane, water, birds, pollution — how can rice farmers tackle trade-offs?
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.
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Exploring underwater methane sources with mass spectrometry
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.
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Rule Will Cut Methane Waste from Federal Lands Drilling
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.
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Atmospheric methane increase during Covid due primarily to wetland flooding
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
A new analysis of satellite data appears to find that the record surge in atmospheric methane emissions from 2020 to 2022 was driven by increased inundation and water storage in wetlands, combined with a slight decrease in atmospheric hydroxide (OH). Atmospheric methane emissions are given by their mass in teragrams. million U.S.
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Global methane map to launch at COP28
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.
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Top 10 transportation trends to watch for in 2020
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 17, 2019
Methane biodigesters. City greenzones. Connected schoolbuses. There's a lot in store for the next year in mobility.
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Cheltenham methane leak detected from space
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.
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Rule Will Cut Methane Pollution from Federal Lands Drilling
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.
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Methane emissions from gas flaring being hidden from satellite monitors
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.
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Measurements show huge methane peaks in the atmosphere after the Nord Stream leaks
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.
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US landfills emit far more methane than previously known
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
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Methane Rising: Three questions investors in the food sector should ask their portfolio companies
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.
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Huge methane plume from Queensland coal mine explosion underlines case for rapid closure
Renew Economy
AUGUST 11, 2024
Just over a month ago, the Grosvenor coal mine in Queensland exploded, causing a massive methane plume and doing more damage in an hour that 10,000 tree saplings could offset in 10 years. The post Huge methane plume from Queensland coal mine explosion underlines case for rapid closure appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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Turning carbon emissions into methane fuel
Science Daily: Renewable Energy
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Chemists have developed a novel way to capture and convert carbon dioxide into methane, suggesting that future gas emissions could be converted into an alternative fuel using electricity from renewable sources.
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Carbon Mapper data from the Tanager-1 satellite reveals methane and carbon dioxide super-emitter activity around the world
Planet Pulse
NOVEMBER 16, 2024
Tanager-1 is made possible by the Carbon Mapper Coalition , a philanthropically-funded effort to develop and deploy satellites designed to detect and track methane and CO2 super-emitters at a level of granularity needed to support direct mitigation action. During a single overpass on Oct. During a single overpass on Oct.
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“Simply astounding:” Australian coal mine methane emissions may be twice offical data
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.
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California could lock in disastrous dairy methane rules, advocates warn
Canary Media
OCTOBER 14, 2024
One of California’s biggest sources of methane pollution — its massive dairy industry — operates almost entirely without regulation. In fact, not only do the state’s largest dairies face no penalties for emitting methane, they can actually profit handsomely from those emissions. If the staff of the state’s air…
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Unlocking the dairy cow’s potential to combat climate change
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
Sponsored: Encouraging results in enteric methane mitigation research are helping to address one of the dairy industry’s most complex challenges.
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Google joins a mission to map global methane emissions from space
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.
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Across the boreal forest, scientists are tracking warming’s tragic toll
GreenBiz
FEBRUARY 25, 2022
Thawing permafrost, drowned trees, methane releases and increased wildfires, are slowly transforming Northern Forests from carbon sinks to carbon emitters.
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Is the EPA about to get serious about methane pollution from landfills?
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.
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SpaceX alums find traction on Earth with their Mars-inspired methane-to-CO2 tech
TechCrunch: Climate
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
Though General Galactic is focused on producing methane, the company isn’t necessarily looking to displace the fuel from heating and energy. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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