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.
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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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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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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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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Innovative Waste-To-Energy Solutions For Cleaner Cities
The Environmental Blog
FEBRUARY 25, 2024
As cities around the globe strive for more sustainable futures, the challenge of managing waste while reducing environmental impact has become increasingly critical. Innovative waste-to-energy (WTE) technologies offer a promising solution to this challenge, transforming how urban centers handle waste and generate energy.
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A Cleaner Future for Landfill: : Levidian and Tadweer Collaborate to Transform Abu Dhabi’s Methane Waste into Hydrogen and Graphene
FuelCellsWorks
DECEMBER 8, 2023
Levidian’s LOOP to convert waste methane into hydrogen and. Partnership between Tadweer and Levidian marks a global first with UK decarbonisation tech to be installed at Abu Dhabi’s landfill site.
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Addressing Methane Leaks In The Energy Sector
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. Studies show global temperatures last year were 1.1°C
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Measuring methane at landfill sites using drones
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. Methane is a product of the waste we receive and outside of our control.
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Development of first UK dry anaerobic digestion plants on the table in Greater Manchester waste strategy
Envirotec Magazine
JANUARY 18, 2024
licence ) At a meeting on 17 January, the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) Waste and Recycling Committee approved an option to commission the building in the North West of two dry 1 anaerobic digestion (AD) plants – the very first plants ever built in England – as part of its Biowaste Management Strategy. “Dry
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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. The measures include finding and fixing leaks, and limiting wasteful practices such as venting and flaring gas by 2027.
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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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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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“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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How Food Waste is Degrading the Environment
The Environmental Blog
OCTOBER 31, 2022
Did you realize that by throwing food out, you’re also wasting water and causing climate change? billion tonnes of food worth $1 trillion is lost or wasted yearly. According to a World Food Programme (WEP) estimate, about a third of all food produced each year is wasted or lost before it can be eaten. Approximately 1.3
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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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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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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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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. The research team was led by Prof Grant Allen, and reported in the Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association.
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Immediate action on organic waste needed to meet Paris targets, says biogas group
Envirotec Magazine
MARCH 30, 2021
Human activity generates 105bn tonnes of organic wastes (food waste, sewage and garden wastes, food and drink processing wastes, and farm and agricultural wastes) annually by human activity. However, only 2% of those wastes are currently being effectively managed. ” says David Newman, President of WBA.
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'Quick win': Study urges governments and businesses to prioritise methane mitigation
Business Green
AUGUST 30, 2023
Series of reports argues 'well-chosen strategies' for tackling methane emissions from energy, agriculture, and waste could deliver rapid, substantial, and cost-effective health and climate benefits
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Including Waste-to-Energy in the EU ETS won’t help sustainable waste management, says trade group
Envirotec Magazine
FEBRUARY 20, 2021
A Fortum waste-to-energy plant in Brista, Sweden. A trade group comprising European suppliers of waste-to-energy technology, ESWET welcomed a recent opportunity to contribute to the EU Emissions Trading System’s revision (EU ETS). It is likely to trigger more landfilling of non-recyclable waste and more use of fossil fuels.
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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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Industry first liquid bio methane offering
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. Bio-LNG is a highly sustainable version of LNG with almost the exact same chemical makeup.
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Brazilian study suggests better ways of managing MSW
Envirotec Magazine
MARCH 26, 2024
Based on the results, they propose the creation of a national carbon credit fund to support sustainable waste management initiatives. Harmonia and Ibertioga have very high rates of waste reuse (56% and 67% respectively). Waste reuse in São Paulo is better than the national average but still very low at only 3%,” Paes said. “On
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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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Streamlining Clean Energy Approvals and Organic Waste Legislation for a Sustainable Future
POWER Magazine
DECEMBER 20, 2023
is grappling with the dual challenges of advancing clean energy initiatives and establishing effective organic waste management strategies. A year since […] The post Streamlining Clean Energy Approvals and Organic Waste Legislation for a Sustainable Future appeared first on POWER Magazine.
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Specialist firm develops eco-solution for Japanese knotweed waste
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 28, 2019
Japanese knotweed removal firm Environet UK has developed a method for converting waste from Japanese knotweed and other invasive plants into biochar, with the potential to eliminate the need for environmentally damaging and expensive landfill disposal in the future.
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Local Authorities need to implement separate food waste collections by 2023: ADBA calls for urgent funding
Envirotec Magazine
MARCH 4, 2021
Separate food waste collections will become mandatory in England from 2023. “Local Authorities are in the process of putting their waste management contracts in place now for the years to come, and they need government funding NOW to be able to implement separate food waste collections by 2023.”,
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Replate: Using Tech to Combat Food Waste, Food Insecurity and Climate Change
Green Business Bureau
JULY 20, 2021
cities, Replate is a tech-driven nonprofit that combats food waste by connecting food donors and food rescuers together. Food waste is both a social and environmental issue and by finding a way to fully utilize perfectly good food, insecure communities find relief and the environmental repercussions of food waste are avoided.
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Wase zaps microbes to squeeze more biogas from wastewater sludge
TechCrunch: Climate
MARCH 27, 2024
Harvesting methane from organic waste and using it to produce electricity or heat is nothing new, but the startup isn't building another anaerobic digester. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Magnetic field boosts biogas production
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
It exhibits bioaffinity for the relevant methanogens during the anaerobic digestion and methanation of corn stover (which comprises the leaves, stalks, and cobs of corn). The experimental results showed that methane production increased 44.71% at a 2.82g L-1 TiO2-FNi concentration and with a 11.4mT magnetic field.
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Plasma gasification produces hydrogen-rich syngas from surgical masks
Envirotec Magazine
JANUARY 15, 2024
Although the world appears to have passed through this period, a serious industrial eco-solution must be developed to deal with the waste. Researchers are investigating the possibilities of plasma gasification as an eco-friendly technique to convert surgical mask waste into clean energy products. he said half-jokingly.
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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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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.
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£540k investment for “first of its kind” organic waste facility near Glasgow
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 16, 2019
On site with (left) operations director Gregor Keenan and (right) Louise McGregor, Head of Circular Economy, Zero Waste Scotland. Organic waste recycling firm Keenan Recycling has secured £540,000 from Zero Waste Scotland’s Circular Economy Investment Fund. The new centre in Linwood is due to open in March 2020.
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Norfolk town’s gas supply set to go green
Envirotec Magazine
JUNE 16, 2021
As part of a £17m upgrade project led by Privilege Finance, 100,000 tonnes of food waste collected from local households and businesses will be processed by the AD plant, to produce green gas for use in 4,000 Attleborough homes. Food waste is often an underestimated contributor to man-made GHG emissions,” he explains.
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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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Replate and Green Business Bureau Partner Together to Help Businesses Reduce Food Waste and Support the Planet
Green Business Bureau
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
Through these efforts, companies reduce waste, mitigate climate change, and counter food insecurity. Globally, about one-third of food intended for human consumption is wasted annually, resulting in an economic loss of $940 billion. Meanwhile, 1 in 9 people remain undernourished. SPECIAL JOINT OFFER.
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'More damaging than people realise': Almost three million households shunning food waste bins
Business Green
MARCH 9, 2023
That is the conclusion of new research from supermarket Waitrose, which surveyed 2,000 households and found 21 per cent with access to food waste recycling still throw leftover food into the regular waste bin. A fifth of the same group said they remained sceptical about the impact food waste actually has on the environment.
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Government of Canada - Government launches research fund to help prevent and divert food waste from Canadian landfills
Global Renewable News
OCTOBER 2, 2023
When food and other organic wastes are disposed of in landfills, they produce methane, a powerful greenhouse gas. Municipal solid waste landfills are responsible for almost one-quarter of Cana.
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World Biogas Summit 2022 headliners include Rick Duke, White House Liaison for John Kerry, and H.E. Hadjia Samira Bawumia, Second Lady of Ghana
Envirotec Magazine
MARCH 24, 2022
How biogas can address methane emissions will be the key theme of this year’s event. Entitled “ the Methane Imperative ”, the event will build upon the launch of the Global Methane Pledge at COP26 to highlight how biogas could deliver up to 50% of the targets set up in the pledge, which has now been signed by over 100 countries.
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New heights for CCS
Envirotec Magazine
MARCH 25, 2022
Danish researchers say they have demonstrated that it is possible to remove most of the carbon dioxide (CO2) from the emissions of a waste incinerator. The Amager Bakke waste-to-energy plant in Copenhagen: Standout features include a rooftop artificial ski slope. Instrumentation firm Vaisala writes.
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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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