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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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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Elemental Excelerator

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Elemental’s Policy Lab team unpacked the major national, subnational, and private sector commitments that emerged from COP 26 for climate technology innovation in the United States and beyond. Elemental is proud to back many companies that are developing technologies that will be critical to meet this commitment.

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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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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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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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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.

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The Environmental Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Innovative waste-to-energy (WTE) technologies offer a promising solution to this challenge, transforming how urban centers handle waste and generate energy. A pivotal component in these technologies’ efficiency is implementing robust emissions and odor control systems, such as h2s removal systems.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 28, 2021

Hazer Group produces fuel-cell grade hydrogen from methane, with high-quality graphite as a by-product rather than CO2. Green hydrogen – and how the water sector can engage with this ‘green, clean fuel source’ – was the focus of a recent webinar hosted by water technology firm Isle on 20 May.

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Renewable Energy World

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Department of Energy (DOE) announced another $100 million for projects with new technologies to help reduce emissions, increase energy efficiency and modernize the grid. The funding comes from the DOE’s program — Seeding Critical Advances for Leading Energy technologies with Untapped Potential (SCALEUP). Redwood City, CA.

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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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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.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Farming and renewable energy have gone hand in hand for years, with popular technologies such as solar panels and wind turbines offering farmers a means of diversifying their business while helping the planet. However, another less well-known renewable technology has been quietly making an impact, too.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 12, 2021

In its application, submitted in partnership with the Kenya Climate Change Working Group (KCCWG), WBA highlighted the importance of tackling short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs), in particular methane and black carbon, to achieve the Paris Agreement targets “to limit global warming to well below 2, preferably to 1.5°C,

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The Environmental Blog

APRIL 17, 2024

These projects can include renewable energy initiatives, reforestation efforts, methane capture, and more. Market Volatility and Uncertainty The carbon offset market is subject to volatility and uncertainty, influenced by factors such as regulatory changes, technological advancements, and shifting consumer preferences.

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Planet Pulse

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

This exquisite instrument will act as the “eye” of the satellite, allowing us to detect, pinpoint, and quantify point source emissions of methane and carbon dioxide. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Detecting methane from space An engineer prepares the imaging spectrometer instrument for testing in a thermal vacuum chamber at JPL.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 15, 2020

European Commission unveils flurry of major policy plans as it seeks to help deliver on 2050 net zero goal, but green groups warn bolder action is still required. The Commission estimates the plan could help upgrade 35 million buildings across Europe and create up to 160,000 additional green jobs in the construction sector by 2030.

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Energy and Cleantech Council

JANUARY 12, 2022

The 26 th COP concluded in Glasgow on November 13 with a Climate Pact that continues the evolution of global climate policy over the past 30 years. It emphasized the need for mitigation and adaptation measures and the need for financial contributions, technology transfer and capacity building by developed nations to developing nations.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 26, 2024

The Caieiras landfill has a biogas-fueled thermal power plant, where methane (CH 4 ) from decomposing organic matter drives electricity generators. On the contrary, they’re highly organized, empowered, and engaged in community management of natural resources, bioeconomy and circular economy initiatives, and sustainability policies.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2021

C, we have eight years to almost halve greenhouse gas emissions: eight years to make the plans, put in place the policies, implement them and ultimately deliver the cuts. Nations need to put in place the policies to meet their new commitments, and start implementing them within months. The potential of methane and market mechanisms.

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EDF Voices

AUGUST 26, 2019

Easily collected sensor data could have direct implications for methane reduction policies going forward.

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EDF + Business

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

In advance of COP27, more than 4,000 leaders gathered to pursue high-impact solutions to the climate crisis and the intersection of green business and technology at VERGE 22 event in San Jose. Public policy is and will remain a key component to reaching net zero. Climate technologies can help fill major gaps.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

APRIL 2, 2024

Steam-methane reforming and electrolysis are the two most common methods used. Advanced high-pressure storage technologies like composite materials or metal hydrides ensure greater energy density. However, solid-state technology addresses the issue and also enables more efficient transportation over longer distances.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The “unabated” qualifier has no internationally accepted definition, Romain Ioualalen, global policy campaign manager at Oil Change International, explained. The ultimate objective is to legitimize the large-scale reliance and deployment of abatement technologies like CCS as an alternative to a full and complete phase out of fossil fuels.”

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 30, 2021

sent to landfill, incineration, or spread onto land – where they emit harmful greenhouse gases, especially methane, which is 84 times more toxic than CO2 over 20 years). Our research has shown that there are 170 million tonnes of organic wastes generated every year in the UK, most of which is mismanaged (eg.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The way to limit these expenditures in the future, they add, is to deploy cost-effective, clean technologies at scale, especially in poorer households, communities and countries. ” The energy world will look very different by 2030, even under today's policy settings ? Two years ago, the corresponding figure was 12%.

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Energy Innovation

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

New analysis from Energy Innovation’s Energy Policy Simulator shows that r eaching 100 percent by 2035 would avoid around 16,000 premature deaths in that year, as well as 425,000 asthma attacks, 19,000 heart attacks, and more , as shown in the table below. Burning synthetic methane or biogas in existing gas plants.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

The thesis: The most successful climate-tech startups will be those with early access to economic analysis, policy resources, financing and technical support. Chrysalix and Emerald Technology Partners from Europe; Factor[e] and Social Alpha from Africa/India; and Tsing Capital and CRCM from China. "It

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Meat emits around a third of global emissions of methane, and action to cut this greenhouse gas has been identified by the UN and world leaders as the quickest route to slowing global heating. Alongside GWP*, the meat and dairy industry promotes other technologies as a route to less emissions.

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