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UK substantially underestimates its methane emissions from oil and gas production – and many other countries probably do too

Envirotec Magazine

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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ExxonMobil Urges EU to Remove ‘Policy Hurdles’ Slowing Oil Industry’s Hydrogen Plans

DeSmogBlog

The United States-based oil major’s willingness to publicly throw down the gauntlet to policy-makers underscores the stakes for the fossil fuel industry as the EU fleshes out its plans to slash carbon emissions, ahead of June’s European parliament elections.

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To Meet Sustainability Goals, Food Companies Need To Slash Methane

EDF + Business

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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Global Methane Pledge: 150 nations now part of drive to slash emissions by 2030

Business Green

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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Carbon offsets alone won’t make flying climate-friendly

Grist

In the presence of the sun’s rays, nitrogen molecules set of a chain of reactions that produce ozone and destroy free-floating atmospheric methane. Some of these reactions, like the methane destruction, help cool the Earth. Clouds form and then fade, and molecules like ozone get destroyed by chemical processes within months. (In

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Report: Pollution is connected to 9 million deaths worldwide each year

Grist

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

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A valve to help curb seaborne cargo VOC emissions

Envirotec Magazine

Several light hydrocarbons, such as methane, ethane and propane, are VOCs. Especially methane is a potent greenhouse gas, contributing to climate change. Several other VOCs including ethane, propane, butane, pentane, and hexane react with NOx to form ground level ozone which has harmful effects on human health and on plants.

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