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.
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. At more than half of the hundreds of garbage dumps surveyed — in the largest assessment yet of such emissions — most of the pollution flowed from leaks, creating concentrated plumes. times, and sometimes as much as 2.7
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EU agrees law to curb methane emissions from fossil fuel industry
The Guardian: Energy
NOVEMBER 15, 2023
Rules would require firms to report emissions, find and fix leaks, and limit wasteful venting and flaring The EU has struck a deal that will force the fossil fuel industry to rein in dangerous methane pollution. Continue reading.
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Sensitive methane sensing on a budget?
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. Relevant sectors include agriculture and the waste industry.
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The Business Benefits of Better Waste Management & Recycling
The Environmental Blog
DECEMBER 8, 2022
However, the most important one is waste management and recycling. According to Statista, worldwide municipal solid waste generation is expected to grow by 70% to 3.4 As per OECD, 22% of plastic waste is mismanaged, and only 9% is recycled globally. Only a fraction of the waste is actually reused, and the rest is incinerated.
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How to Reduce Food Waste at Home?
The Environmental Blog
JULY 9, 2020
The amount of food that gets wasted or spoiled daily is enough to feed 20% of the world population say, experts. Food and water waste accounts for more than 10 million tonnes that end up in landfills in the UK. These landfills emit toxic methane gas that poisons the atmosphere. How to Reduce Food Waste? Shop Smart.
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More solution than pollution?
Envirotec Magazine
JULY 14, 2021
Adopting best management practices for environmental improvements, Butler Farms chose to cover its pig waste lagoon in 2008 so that as well as significantly reducing odours, methane could be safely flared off. Three years later it began to use that methane to run a biogas engine. It’s a never-ending learning process”, says Tom.
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Biogas trade association hosts side event at COP26, exploring short-lived climate pollutants
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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An unexpected source of methane? Your local sewage plant
Grist
MARCH 9, 2023
Wastewater treatment plants are typically overlooked when it comes to reducing greenhouse gasses, but new research from Princeton University reveals the plants emit twice as much methane as previously thought. filled with rich organic matter that may be causing methane emissions, but we have very little understanding of their scope,” said Z.
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Industry first liquid bio methane offering
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
This is a major draw, as it helps businesses meet strict government carbon and pollutant reduction targets.”. 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.
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The methane impact of organic waste vs fossil fuel emissions
AGreenLiving
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. announced their commitment to cutting methane emissions by 30% by 2030, as compared with 2020 levels.
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Beyond CO2: Scientists call beefed up strategy to tackle methane emissions
Business Green
MAY 25, 2022
Methane is a blow torch that’s cooking the planet,' scientists warn, as new study argues near term action could play a critical role in curbing global warming. Our study shows that phasing out fossil fuels is essential but must be paired with targeted action now on methane, black carbon soot, HFCs, and smog. by 2035 and 2C by 2050.
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Report: Pollution is connected to 9 million deaths worldwide each year
Grist
MAY 18, 2022
World leaders aren’t doing enough to address pollution at its source, leaving nearly 9 million people each year to die from its effects. That’s the message delivered on Tuesday by public health experts from the Lancet Commission on Pollution and Health, a high-profile panel of scientific experts. named for their diameter of just 2.5
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PHMSA’s Leak Detection and Repair Proposal Provides a Pipeline for Methane Risk Mitigation
EDF + Business
JUNE 15, 2023
Natural gas pipelines are ubiquitous throughout the United States and pipeline leaks are a safety risk, a waste of a valuable energy resource, and a source of methane pollution that accelerates climate change. Methane emissions pose urgent and material risks to oil and gas companies, the financial sector, and capital markets.
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Income and power from cow manure | Letter
The Guardian: Energy
APRIL 19, 2024
Joy Clancy suggests anaerobic digesters could transform the waste into biogas and liquid fertiliser There is a well-established solution to preventing cow manure spews into our rivers: anaerobic digestion ( Most UK dairy farms ignoring pollution rules as manure spews into rivers, 19 April). The fertiliser can provide extra income.
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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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UN: Slashing methane emissions 'one of the best ways' to curb global temperature rise
Business Green
MAY 6, 2021
Methane emissions reduction could significantly reduce rates of global warming at a relatively low cost, major research warns. As such, the report emphasises that methane mitigation is "one of the best ways of limiting warming in this and subsequent decades".
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Realty about the Pollutants in composting, Myths and Facts!
Econaur
APRIL 3, 2020
The recent awareness about composting the organic waste in decentralized manner has picked up the momentum. We don’t think twice while wasting and throwing the valuable food along with food waste. We don’t think twice while wasting and throwing the valuable food along with food waste.
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Sponsored content: AD a key player in GHG mitigation
Envirotec Magazine
MAY 12, 2021
In Biogas: Pathways to 2030, WBA details how deploying AD to capture and recycle the billion tonnes of organic wastes generated annually by human activity could play a major part in the fight against climate change. AD is the process by which organic matter breaks down under anaerobic conditions (i.e.,
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Graphene-based packaging presented as first truly biodegradeable and compostable alternative to plastic
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 27, 2020
In addition, some bioplastics produce methane gas when they decompose, a compound with a global warming potential 25 times that of CO2. Such plastics make up 23 percent of marine waste. We all know how pressing the climate crisis is, and plastic pollution is a huge problem, particularly in our ocean environments.
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'23 million 40-tonne trucks': UN study uncovers extent of world's food waste crisis
Business Green
MARCH 4, 2021
which aims to halve global food waste by 2030. A gigantic 931 million tonnes of food were binned in 2019 by households, retailers, restaurants, and other food services, according to new UN research designed to evaluate the sluggish progress towards meeting the UN sustainability goal of halving food waste by 2030.
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How Reusing Items Can Help The Environment
The Environmental Blog
JULY 14, 2020
The state of our environment today is due to the broadening issues arising from loss of biodiversity, inappropriate means of disposing of waste , overpopulation, the depletion of natural resources, and increased deforestation. A report published by the United Nations environmental program estimates the amount of solid waste matter is at 11.2
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A Guide to Six Greenwashing Terms Big Ag Is Bringing to COP28
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. All these methods work to improve the soil, reduce air and water pollution, cut emissions, and boost biodiversity.
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'No time to waste': UK water industry targets net zero by 2030
Business Green
MARCH 4, 2020
In addition, companies in the sector have agreed to work together towards a series of broader goals, including tripling the rate of water leakage reduction by 2030 and helping to prevent the equivalent of four billion plastic bottles going to waste through a national campaign to promote refillable water bottles.
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If you burn wood, protect trees & climate
Greenability Magazine
DECEMBER 27, 2021
Smoke from burning wood is made up of a mixture of gases and fine pollution particles that can cause health issues for sensitive populations, like children and the elderly. Burning wood also emits short-lived climate pollutants including soot, carbon monoxide and volatile organic compounds such as methane.
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Turning food waste into aviation fuel could greatly reduce emissions
AGreenLiving
MARCH 19, 2021
Food waste could be instrumental in producing sustainable aviation fuel, according to a recent study. Plenty of food waste ends up in landfills, where it generates methane gas, one of the most dangerous greenhouse gases. Original post: Turning food waste into aviation fuel could greatly reduce emissions.
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'The green recovery starts at home': EU accelerates Green Deal with buildings, chemicals, and methane plans
Business Green
OCTOBER 15, 2020
In the latest addition to its 'green recovery' package, the European Commission yesterday unveiled a flurry of crucial green strategies, targets, and policies, ranging from new green building and renewable energy programmes, to tighter rules governing chemical use and methane emissions.
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Climate News You Can Use — September 2023
EDF + Business
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
Methane: opportunity to support robust reporting On July 31, EPA published proposed updates to the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule , an essential mechanism to implement the IRA’s Methane Emission Reduction Program. Check out EDF and Deloitte’s IRA Activation Guide for Climate -Smart Agriculture.
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The Problem With Calling Fracked Gas ‘Responsibly Sourced’
DeSmogBlog
NOVEMBER 1, 2021
Drillers are using ever-increasing amounts of water and sand in order to produce the same volume of gas, with a corresponding rise in the levels of solid and liquid waste created. Fracked Gas: Using More and More Water, Creating More and More Waste. But what does RSG really mean? What Is RSG?
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Sustainable Business Practices for the Food and Agricultural Industries
Green Business Bureau
JULY 23, 2020
In the agriculture and food industry, sustainable business practices are intended to protect the environment, reduce waste production, increase productivity, and reduce operating costs. Without thoughtful management, organic waste can emit methane gas as they decompose. What are Sustainable Business Practices?
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Sustainability Guide for Greenhouses and Nurseries: Getting Started
Green Business Bureau
JULY 5, 2021
When it comes to waste, plastic was found to have the highest relative environmental impact in the nursery system (about 80% of the value of the total footprint). Other important environmental issues facing this industry are water use and water pollution. Organic waste in landfills generates methane, a potent greenhouse gas.
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California grant money going to diesel and natural gas vehicles, not EVs
Charged
JUNE 28, 2022
As regular Charged readers know, California, which suffers from some of the worst air pollution in the US, has an alphabet soup of incentive and grant programs intended to promote adoption of zero-emission or low-emission commercial vehicles. marine, construction and agricultural vehicles) doesn’t have a widely available electric alternative.
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Sponsored content: Wind of change blows through EfW emissions
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 29, 2019
Nighttime view of a waste incineration plant in Oberhausen, Germany. John Whitehurst, UK business manager with minerals and lime producer Lhoist, offers predictions on how new recycling and reuse targets will affect the types of waste being produced. The changing shape of waste. The waste is shredded, baled and ready to go.
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Biomass Energy: Pros and Cons Explained
Hydrogen Fuel News
JANUARY 19, 2024
This exploration into the realm of biomass energy untangles the complexities and delves into its multifaceted nature, uncovering the potential of plant-based and waste-derived materials as alternative sources of power. Biomass energy harnesses organic matter, including wood, agricultural crops, and waste by-products, as fuel.
How farmers and seaweed can help tackle ocean pollution
Business Green
OCTOBER 15, 2021
Wastewater from overburdened urban septic systems and air pollution from burning fossil fuels contribute to nitrogen pollution, but often runoff of the synthetic fertilizers used in industrialized agriculture is the primary culprit. Seaweed's potential as a solution to this crisis is two-fold, scientists and environmentalists say.
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Introducing our new investor insights platform, and inaugural research on how to fix flaring
EDF + Business
OCTOBER 20, 2021
Our first research report looks at natural gas flaring, the wasteful and polluting practice by which oil and gas companies burn or simply release natural gas due to gaps in planning, practices, and incentives. The good news: solutions abound.
Waste Management Checklist: 26 Tips For Minimizing Waste
Green Business Bureau
JULY 28, 2022
Achieve zero waste with our waste management checklist. The ultimate goal of this waste management checklist is to achieve zero waste. By zero waste, we mean the conservation of all resources utilizing responsible production, consumption, reuse, and recovery of products, packaging, and materials.
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Unlocking Hydrogen: Carbon Capture Explained
Hydrogen Fuel News
MARCH 3, 2024
It exemplifies how innovation can turn a detrimental pollutant like CO2 into an opportunity for reducing global carbon footprints, ultimately contributing to a cleaner, greener planet. Hydrogen production primarily happens through two methods: electrolysis and steam methane reforming (SMR).
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Your Pet and Your Planet
Sustainability Consulting
MAY 19, 2023
Pet waste is a major source of pollution, so it's important to dispose of it properly. Many cities have curbside recycling programs for pet waste, or you can compost it at home. The USDA has published this guide about composting pet waste safely. Check out this list for an excellent list of sustainable products.
How To Buy Carbon Offsets: 6 Certified and Vetted Options
Green Business Bureau
APRIL 12, 2022
According to the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), carbon offset programs can be grouped into the following broad categories: Renewable energy, energy efficiency, methane abatement, reforestation and conservation, fuel switching, and community projects. Carbon offset program #3: Methane abatement.
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15 Expert-Approved Earth Day Tips for Going Green at Home
Green Business Bureau
APRIL 15, 2021
Going green starts at home, and while separating paper from plastic in your recycling bin is a great first start, there are more steps you can take to be less wasteful and reduce your carbon footprint. 1) Reduce plastic waste in your kitchen. The air inside your home can be up to 5 times more polluted than the air outside.
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Comparing the Carbon Footprint of Small Businesses to Large Corporations
Green Business Bureau
APRIL 7, 2022
Understandably, the larger a company is, the more waste it produces, the more resources it uses, and the more energy it consumes. So the carbon emissions, resource consumption, and waste production from every small business add up. . Every business, large or small, produces waste pollution and consumes energy and resources.
How to Ensure you are Properly Disposing of your E-Waste
The Environmental Blog
APRIL 8, 2022
The latest threat to health and the environment is the disposal of electronic e-waste. It’s a global problem that is increasing the release of toxins, losing precious metals and wasting resources that could otherwise be part of a circular economy. What is E-Waste? Safeguarding against Toxic Pollution. million tons.
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Sustainability Guide for Greenhouses and Nurseries: Getting Started
Green Business Bureau
JULY 5, 2021
When it comes to waste, plastic was found to have the highest relative environmental impact in the nursery system (about 80% of the value of the total footprint). Other important environmental issues facing this industry are water use and water pollution. Organic waste in landfills generates methane, a potent greenhouse gas.
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