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. These include feed additives to reduce methane in cow burps and “biogas digesters” to capture and burn methane from lagoons of liquid manure.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 22, 2024

Currently, more than 99 percent of hydrogen used in the EU is “grey hydrogen” made from natural gas in a process known as “steam methane reformation” that has high carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. The European Commission is due to enshrine a final definition of low-carbon hydrogen by the end of 2024.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 17, 2023

Biobased definition. Organic definition. Petroleum-based definition. Decomposition definition. Biodegradation definition. Biodegradable definition. In the absence of oxygen, materials are broken down to produce methane, water, and biomass. Compostable definition.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 13, 2022

Large amounts of organic matter are removed during treatment processes to meet environmental standards, and as a result, significant amounts of GHGs such as methane are released into the atmosphere. They found that the amount of methane released from the treatment of recalcitrant organic matters in 2018 could have been as high as 38.22

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 14, 2021

Absent taxonomic data, however, we can’t say that definitively, but nothing else we’re aware of can explain this pattern,” Rose said. When oxygen levels decline, bacteria that thrive in environments without oxygen, such as those that produce methane, begin to proliferate.

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Grist

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

This could be a boon for the climate, because evidence suggests every metric ton of wet waste that is upcycled through fermentation — in this case, turned into dinner instead of landing into methane -spewing landfills — prevents the release of about 600 kilograms of CO2.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Natural gas, despite is clean-sounding name, is a fossil fuel compound made primarily of methane, so many researchers and utilities have been looking into using hydrogen combustion as an alternative in order to substantially shrink the carbon emissions resulting from their operations.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 26, 2023

Tyson told the Progressive Grocer it is “trying to be upbeat and different”, with something that speaks definitively to younger Millennial and Gen Z consumers. Methane, a greenhouse gas which is belched out in high volumes by cattle, has been identified by the UN and world leaders as the quickest route to cut global heating.

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Grist

MAY 18, 2022

Other problematic sources of air pollution include methane, which produces hazardous ground-level ozone that is linked to health conditions such as lung damage, chest pain , and exacerbated respiratory diseases. Notably, both methane and many major forms of PM 2.5 I can tell you that the real number is definitely higher,” he said.

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Grist

AUGUST 4, 2020

While last year’s Arctic fires spanned both Alaska and Siberia, this year, Siberia is the definitive star of the show. Peat fires also emit considerable quantities of methane, a greenhouse gas with roughly 30 times the global warming potential of carbon dioxide over a century.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

RSG is a new term used in the natural gas industry to describe voluntary reporting initiatives, centered largely around emissions of the powerful climate pollutant methane, but which may also include other criteria such as air quality, water stewardship, land impacts, and “ community interests.” What Is RSG?

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 10, 2020

The definition of zero waste varies widely, with various organizations defining zero waste differently, each with their own interpretation as to what it takes to get to “zero.”. Climate Emergency – There is no single definition of what that means but many local areas say they want to be carbon-neutral by 2030.

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Terra Infirma

OCTOBER 23, 2024

All depend on your ability to contain the problem: leaching of landfill liquids into groundwater (often a source of drinking water), or fires and explosions from the build up of methane are two of the major risks. The other problem is that the end of pipe process is an additional step in the process which is, by definition, inefficient.

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Grist

OCTOBER 9, 2019

DWR measures the CO2 and methane emissions from the wetlands it created on Sherman Island. tons per acre per year in the delta — but freshwater wetlands also emit the greenhouse gas methane, which has about 30 times the warming potential of carbon dioxide. The longer-term goal is to reverse them. Jonno Rattman / Bay Nature.

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Planet Pulse

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Bloomberg Philanthropies committed $25 million to create the Carbon Mapper Accelerator program to advance the deployment of emerging technologies and critical infrastructure to collect, make sense of, and distribute a rich global dataset of methane and carbon dioxide emissions.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 8, 2021

Disputed Definitions. While blue hydrogen involves carbon capture and storage technology, not all emissions are able to be captured and leaks of the powerful planet-heating gas methane are possible. “The over-emphasis on hydrogen as a result of lobbying could lock Europe into decades more of fossil fuels.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Planet-warming gases are emitted across the supply chain, from the carbon dioxide (CO2) produced by clearing forests for pastures and feed crops, and burning petrol and diesel to transport animals and meat, to the methane emitted from animals and their manure. . Second, it would only reduce methane emissions from the cattle.

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Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 10, 2019

The waste is taking up tons of space in our landfills and generates methane gas that is 30 times more insulative of atmospheric heat than the carbon monoxide from our cars. This is definitely a premium product, one of the best commercial composters we’ve found, and is not cheap, starting at over $1200.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 31, 2024

Because of substantial methane leaks at every step of the gas production process (and methane’s significantly worse effect on the atmosphere than carbon dioxide), environmentalist Bill McKibben has argued LNG may in fact be worse for the environment than burning coal.

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Clean Energy Canada

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

And secondly, setting clear standards and definitions around what investments are in line with net zero. Canada also re-committed to phasing out international fossil fuel financing by 2023 and reducing oil and gas methane emissions by 75% by 2030. Progress is being made on both these fronts.

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The Verge: Energy

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Well, coal, definitely, it’s great that in many countries, it’s been out-competed by natural gas. I know a lot of advocates are also concerned about natural gas when it comes to methane leaks from gas infrastructure, and even leaks from gas appliances in the home, and what that means for indoor air quality. Fusion is exciting.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Firstly, every COP is by definition the most important COP ever, up to the point when global emissions are consistently falling at a rapid rate and the world is mobilising trillions of dollars to fully decarbonise the global economy and enhance the climate resilience of our societies.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 16, 2024

Leaks of methane , a potent greenhouse gas, and cancer-causing chemicals like benzene are among the top concerns. With both of these things happening in tandem, it definitely feels like the agency is going rogue,” she said. Oilfields in Kern County, California, where Aera Energy owns thousands of idle wells.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 14, 2022

You’ll understand what products and processes emit g reenhouse gases (GHGs), including the carbon-containing gases carbon dioxide and methane. Carbon dioxide equivalent” is a standard unit for counting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions regardless of whether they’re from carbon dioxide or another gas, such as methane.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 29, 2024

Levy says it does not make sense that the state prioritized such a costly site restoration when the well did not appear to be as much of a public health or climate threat as orphaned well sites actively leaking methane. They spent a very small amount plugging that well,” Levy said. All the work was to get the tanks within Exxon’s property.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Campaigners have previously criticised the sprints for promoting industry friendly techno-fixes that are unproven at scale, such as the Greener Cattle Initiative, which aims to reduce methane emissions from cattle by changing their diet. As COP28 host UAE is also looking to leave its mark.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 25, 2023

Historically, New Mexico has not been able to police its methane leaks and abandoned wells, despite recent rules mandating that this be done. Whole fields of old, low- or no-production wells are left to rust and leak oil into waterways and methane, a potent climate warming gas, into the sky.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

But more Meatless Mondays are definitely in order. Food production contributes to carbon emissions in many ways, including clearing land for grazing, using artificial fertilizers and emitting methane via livestock. This doesn’t mean the whole world has to become vegan. And maybe some Tuesdays and Wednesdays for good measure.

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Business Green

AUGUST 9, 2022

If we've deliberately restricted gas supplies then by definition that must have served to push up the price. The fractionally more convincing critique of the cost of the net zero transition is that climate policy is somehow to blame for soaring gas prices.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The market needs clearer definitions and standards,” Microsoft’s 2021 carbon-removal report admits, according to the Journal. If emissions had peaked back in 2000 we would be skiing down a bunny slope toward 1.5C. Today we face a double black diamond, and in a few years it will be a cliff.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

There was definitely some spin and duplication of effort going on, but the vast majority of the announcements point to how decarbonisation efforts can be drastically accelerated. From tackling deforestation to curbing methane emissions, the various multilateral commitments are focused on areas where they can have real impact.

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Mr. Sustainability

DECEMBER 25, 2020

And that is exactly where it hurts most: once there is no more multi-year ice, the Arctic is per very definition ice-free during summer and the unit is broken. Lot’s of Methane. Some of you might already be aware of the ticking time bomb called methane. And we are dangerously close. This happened before during Earth’s history.

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Charged

MAY 31, 2022

We initially started looking at hydrogen, and we were looking at creating green hydrogen through the use of electrolysis, which is a lot more costly than the traditional way of [generating] hydrogen, which is using SMR, steam methane reforming. It probably will continue to be so.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 3, 2021

Gas, however, still releases methane and carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, and its extraction leads to further emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane, which is a more powerful greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide over the first 20 years after being released into the atmosphere.

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EDF + Business

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

As the Transform to Net Zero initiative stated in its position paper released last week, “We recognize that the definition of net zero is rapidly evolving, but this is no reason to delay action. This means setting net zero by 2050 goals, and turning these pledges into progress.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Government responses around the world promise to make this a historic and definitive turning point towards a cleaner, more affordable and more secure energy system.". The need for continued action, regardless of the feasibility of the 1.5C

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 13, 2024

“The rules are definitely a lot more lax for Class II wells,” Bains said. Piñon is allowed to use cheaper disposal wells (Class II injection wells, intended for oil and gas waste, rather than Class VI wells, specifically designed for carbon sequestration).

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