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.
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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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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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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Methane over Poland’s coal mines: Satellite analysis from ESA
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.
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Leading oil and gas companies and investors rally around EPA’s new methane rules and set the stakes for robust implementation
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.
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EU methane policy recommendations
EDF + Business
JUNE 9, 2020
Methane: Europe’s missing link for effective energy decarbonization. and Algeria, countries with sizeable methane emissions. This provides the EU with significant leverage when it comes to tackling emissions from the upstream segment, which is where the biggest part of the methane problem lies.
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Plugging the Leaks: An Investor Guide to Oil and Gas Methane Risk
EDF + Business
MARCH 6, 2023
ESG By EDF: Actionable Insights for a Decarbonizing World Plugging the Leaks: An Investor Guide to Oil and Gas Methane Risk Oil and gas companies must curb methane emissions to limit warming this decade, and address urgent risks. The last few years have seen notable improvements in the methane-related performance of some companies.
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Danone commits to cut dairy methane emissions in partnership with farmers and EDF
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. . It aims to achieve significant methane cuts while feeding a growing population and protecting the livelihoods of farmers around the world.
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“It’s all about the methane”: World Biogas Summit takes place online in early July
Envirotec Magazine
JUNE 29, 2021
The World Biogas Summit 2021 will focus on how, in the build up to COP26, anaerobic digestion (AD) and biogas can help reduce global methane and other greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions. Ahead of his address, CCAC’s Drew Shindell said: “Methane mitigation is one of the most significant climate actions the world can take this decade.
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Methane release from UK shale gas site equivalent to 142 trans-Atlantic flights, says research group
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 28, 2020
Fracking operations at a site in Blackpool, UK, have caused an unintended release of methane gas into the atmosphere to the equivalent environmental cost of 142 trans-Atlantic flights according to new research. Three different methods were used to estimate the methane release rate. km deep shale gas well. km deep shale gas well.
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Growing Body of Research Suggests Offshore Oil’s Methane Pollution Is Underestimated
DeSmogBlog
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
Flying 10,000 feet above the Gulf of Mexico, in a plane outfitted with infrared imaging equipment, researchers could see methane gas bubbling under water, likely from an undetected pipeline leak. Still, researchers emphasize that the high rate of methane leakage underscores the major climate impact that reducing those leaks could have.
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Peak methane? IEA urges oil and gas sector to plug methane leakage
Business Green
JANUARY 17, 2021
Methane update reveals that reduced demand for oil and gas during the pandemic's shutdown of industry and travel saw methane emissions drop 10 per cent in 2020. Companies have also touted sizeable new investment programmes to detect and fix methane leaks.
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Carbon Mapper Launches Satellite Program to Pinpoint Methane and CO2 Super Emitters
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. In short, if you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it. . These home-grown satellites are a game-changer.
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Insurance giant Allianz sets oil and gas exit strategy
GreenBiz
MAY 10, 2022
The policy also sunsets insurance on Arctic and Antarctic exploration, coalbed methane, extra-heavy oil and tar sand projects.
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MARS mission: UN launches new methane detecting satellite
Business Green
NOVEMBER 11, 2022
New Methane Action and Response System hailed as major boost for efforts to tackle methane emissions. The UN has today announced the launch of a new satellite-based methane detection system designed to help governments and businesses identify major sources of the second most abundant greenhouse gas in the atmosphere.
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China makes ‘opening play’ on methane policy ahead of UN climate summit
Financial Times: Energy
NOVEMBER 7, 2023
The gas is responsible for an estimated one-third of the rise in global temperatures during the industrial era
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Bloomberg Philanthropies Commits $25M to Accelerate Satellite Technologies That Pinpoint Methane Emitters to Turbocharge Fight Against Climate Change
Planet Pulse
OCTOBER 12, 2021
New funding builds on unique partnership to tackle potent methane emissions between Bloomberg Philanthropies, Carbon Mapper, Planet, the State of California, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the University of Arizona, Arizona State University (ASU), High Tide Foundation, and RMI . The pledge needs to be matched with bold solutions.
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Climate Policy News You Can Use — November 2023
EDF + Business
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
Here are some ways you can support the policies we need to deliver those emissions cuts: 1. Let them know you support policies to cut GHG emissions and improve resilience. Support EPA’s methane policy All signs are pointing to EPA finalizing its oil and gas methane standards in the run-up to COP28. to learn more.
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Ships switching to LNG still leading to 'dangerous' methane emissions, report warns
Business Green
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
New report from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) highlights the need to control methane slips on ships that have switched to using LNG as fuel. The report calculatres that switching to LNG could deliver carbon emissions savings, but these could be partially offset by increased methane emissions.
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ExxonMobil at a crossroads: A mega-merger in the Permian threatens U.S. methane action
EDF + Business
MAY 4, 2023
But what has been largely overlooked is how the nearly $50 billion deal could undermine growing progress in managing oil and gas industry methane emissions – an area where Pioneer has made industry-leading commitments but where Exxon has fallen short. Exxon is increasingly becoming an outlier in the industry.
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Methane Leaking from Dozens of Oil and Gas Sites in Romania, Adding to a European-wide Problem
DeSmogBlog
AUGUST 25, 2021
The powerful climate pollutant methane is leaking out of dozens of oil and gas wells, pipelines, and storage tanks in Romania, adding to a growing body of evidence that methane leaks are widespread and pervasive in Europe. Turitto found methane leaks at nearly all of the sites he investigated, with some sites showing multiple leaks.
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New Oregon Energy Policy Simulator Modeling Shows Major Benefits Of Accelerating Climate Policies
Energy Innovation
MARCH 9, 2022
This week, Energy Innovation launched the Oregon Energy Policy Simulator (EPS) , our newest state-specific, open-source, peer-reviewed, and nonpartisan model that estimates the environmental, economic, and public health impacts of hundreds of climate and energy policies. By Shelley Wenzel. Business As Usual Scenario.
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If you build it…
Envirotec Magazine
MAY 2, 2024
Most organic household waste ends up in landfills where it generates methane. As municipal composting services were being rolled out in Australia, we wanted to measure how these policies affected household waste disposal behavior,” said Becca Taylor, assistant professor in the Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics.
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To Meet Sustainability Goals, Food Companies Need To Slash Methane
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. An extremely potent greenhouse gas, methane has more than 80 times the warming power of carbon dioxide in the short term. Managing methane is good for business.
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No comment: Overcoming barriers so investors can find their voice on climate policy
EDF + Business
OCTOBER 24, 2023
Sean Hackett EDF+Business Senior Manager, Energy Transition By Sean Hackett With the dire need to slash greenhouse gas and methane emissions from the global oil and gas sector, more and more investors are advocating for stronger climate policies that accelerate the energy transition and mitigate risks.
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The sky-high value of cutting methane emissions is attracting policymakers – and investors
Impact Alpha
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
But it is another compound, The post The sky-high value of cutting methane emissions is attracting policymakers – and investors appeared first on ImpactAlpha. ImpactAlpha, Sept. 23 – Carbon dioxide has gotten most of the attention in the fight against climate change.
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EU methane satellites could help push companies to cut emissions
Business Green
JANUARY 3, 2021
Brussels is gearing up to use its satellites to spot and track global methane emission hotspots, writes Andrew Warren. Importers, consumers will want to know: 'Is my gas free of methane leaks?'". Beyond methane. Methane is only the beginning. Big Brother is watching you.' Greater transparency.
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Digital innovation: how National Oil Companies can meet the methane challenge
EDF + Business
DECEMBER 4, 2019
Owned and overseen by national governments, As such, it is in both their commercial and national interest to minimize waste – particularly of methane, a potent greenhouse gas that is responsible for a quarter of the climate warming we’re experiencing today. Many of the solutions used to detect methane leaks today were designed for U.S.
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Energy Innovation Policy & Technology® and RMI Launch 48 U.S. State EPS Models
Energy Innovation
FEBRUARY 5, 2023
By Olivia Ashmoore This week, Energy Innovation Policy & Technology LLC® and RMI published 48 state Energy Policy Simulator (EPS) models. The free, open-source, peer-reviewed, and nonpartisan EPS model empowers users to analyze the effects of hundreds of climate policies. climate goals. With the release of the U.S.
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How Does Methane Fit into Net Zero Targets?
EDF + Business
NOVEMBER 12, 2021
Specifically, early action on methane stands out as the most effective strategy to slow warming in the near-term. . In this new study, the authors assessed four pathways to net zero with varying mitigation timelines for methane and carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) to illustrate the range of potential climate outcomes.
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'Inexcusable': IEA calls for global action to plug methane leakage in fossil fuel sector
Business Green
OCTOBER 7, 2021
Tackling methane from oil and gas operations among 'best near-term opportunities’ for combatting climate change, IEA argues. Methane, which is largely released from abandoned coal mines, oil and gas operations, and farming, has a far greater global warming potential than CO2.
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Digital methane management: an industry perspective
EDF + Business
JANUARY 27, 2020
US $30 billion worth of methane released into the atmosphere each year. This survey aims to identify the role digital technologies can play in managing methane emissions. The oil and gas industry recognizes the methane challenge but has yet to capitalize upon the economic values associated with it. Key finding 2. Key finding 3.
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How The Energy Policy Simulators Work And Are Developed
Energy Innovation
FEBRUARY 3, 2023
The EPS allows users to model numerous policies that affect energy use and emissions including a renewable portfolio standard, fuel economy standards for vehicles, industry methane standards, incentives for clean energy technologies like we see in the Inflation Reduction Act, and accelerated R&D advancement of various technologies.
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Cumbria coal mine could derail UK methane pledges, study warns
Business Green
JANUARY 17, 2023
Green Alliance estimates proposed coking coal mine in Cumbria could emit as much methane each year as 120,000 cows. However, the UK, along with scores of countries around the world, is committed to collectively reducing emissions of the greenhouse gas by 30 per cent between 2020 and 2030 as part of the Global Methane Pledge.
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EU warned it cannot meet methane goals without curbing livestock numbers
Business Green
JUNE 14, 2022
Report argues promised 30 per cent cut in methane emissions will be extremely difficult to achieve without tackling livestock numbers. A new report has today warned the EU "cannot deliver" on the commitments it has made under the Global Methane Pledge without cutting livestock numbers. per cent by 2030.
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Access to capital shrinks if oil and companies ignore methane, says Quantum private equity
EDF + Business
NOVEMBER 19, 2020
EDF recently hosted a virtual summit for private equity firms Quantum Energy Partners and EIG Global Energy Partners to engage their portfolio companies, which include more than 50 producer and midstream companies on the business importance of methane mitigation. Andrew: Divestment of oil and gas is gaining momentum. Sean: It’s very simple.
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Global Methane Pledge: 150 nations now part of drive to slash emissions by 2030
Business Green
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
Just 50 nations worldwide now outside initiative that aims to cut methane emissions 30 per cent by 2030. First launched with just over 100 national backers at the UN Climate Summit in Glasgow a year ago, the Global Methane Pledge commits signatories to collectively reducing emissions of the gas by 30 per cent between 2020 and 2030.
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What’s the difference between net-zero and carbon-neutral policies?
Renewable Energy World
SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
Carbon neutral refers to a policy of not increasing carbon emissions and of achieving carbon reduction through offsets. Alternative investments can also be made in initiatives that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, such as in cattle feed that reduces the methane output of cows.
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Thinking About and Measuring Another Greenhouse Gas – Methane
Energy Central
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
In my podcast series of “conversations on policy and practice,” whenever we have talked about global climate change, the focus has been on one very important greenhouse gas – carbon dioxide (CO2), linked primarily with the combustion of fossil fuels. And nearly all of my guests have been economists, political scientists,
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BP and Environmental Defense Fund Collaborate to Reduce Methane Emissions
CleanTX
MARCH 20, 2019
Joint effort focuses on developing technologies and management practices to accelerate reductions of methane emissions across the global oil and gas industry. The agreement enables joint collaboration on projects that test technologies and emerging strategies to continue to improve methane management. BP took such a step today.”.
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$1T of Potential Losses in the Pipeline for Oil and Gas Financiers
GreenTechMedia
FEBRUARY 3, 2021
According to the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA), more than 50 globally significant financial institutions have put in place an oil and gas exit policy. In fact, in 2020, during the middle of a global pandemic and its associated recession, these policies were announced once every month.
Innovative Waste-To-Energy Solutions For Cleaner Cities
The Environmental Blog
FEBRUARY 25, 2024
This method generates biogas, comprising methane and carbon dioxide, suitable for heating, electricity production, or refinement into biomethane for use as a renewable natural gas alternative. Regulatory and policy framework : Navigating the complex landscape of environmental regulations and securing permits can be a significant hurdle.
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The Glasgow Climate Pact: What does it mean for Canada’s climate policy?
Clean Energy Canada
NOVEMBER 16, 2021
Canada also re-committed to phasing out international fossil fuel financing by 2023 and reducing oil and gas methane emissions by 75% by 2030. Polling released during the summit found these policies are broadly popular among Canadians, with almost two-thirds supporting the oil and gas cap. appeared first on Clean Energy Canada.
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