The health impact of living near a fossil gas leak
6 months ago

The health impact of living near a fossil gas leak

BBC  

The health impact of living near a fossil gas leak Getty Images Leaked methane is helping scientists map toxic threats to health. Getty Images Research suggests air pollution from various parts of the oil and gas lifecycle leads thousands of excess deaths Health hazard Of the various chemicals found within natural gas, methane is the largest – making up around 70-90% of its composition. PSE Healthy Energy Researchers at PSE Healthy Energy, an independent research institute, collect measurements of methane and hazardous air pollutants "Most people in the world are going to be exposed through gas distribution systems and through their household gas appliances, and in some places people are exposed to all sources," says Seth Shonkoff, executive director at PSE Healthy Energy, an independent research institute. PSE Healthy Energy PSE Healthy Energy researchers deploy an array of air monitoring technologies "If there’s a methane leak observed in the middle of the Permian basin in Texas, or the middle of downtown LA, or the middle of London – we will know what that gas is made out of in these places," Shonkoff says.

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A methane pollution fee on oil and gas faces a cloudy future under Trump
1 month, 1 week ago

A methane pollution fee on oil and gas faces a cloudy future under Trump

NPR  

A methane pollution fee on oil and gas faces a cloudy future under Trump toggle caption Matthew Brown/AP Oil and gas companies would have to pay a fee for releasing climate-warming methane into the atmosphere under new regulations from the Environmental Protection Agency. Sponsor Message "EPA has been engaging with industry, states, and communities to reduce methane emissions so that …

Pollution of the potent warming gas methane soars and people are mostly to blame
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Pollution of the potent warming gas methane soars and people are mostly to blame

Associated Press  

The amount and proportion of the powerful heat-trapping gas methane that humans spew into the atmosphere is rising, helping to turbocharge climate change, a new study finds. “Methane is a climate menace that the world is ignoring,” study lead author Rob Jackson, head of the Global Carbon Project, which is a group of scientists who monitor greenhouse gas emissions yearly. …

Methane emissions from energy sector rose in 2023: IEA
9 months, 1 week ago

Methane emissions from energy sector rose in 2023: IEA

The Hindu  

“Planet-heating methane released by the fossil fuel industry rose to near record highs in 2023 despite technology available to curb this pollution at virtually no cost,” the International Energy Agency said on March 13. “Slashing emissions of methane — second only to carbon dioxide for its contribution to global warming — is essential to meeting international targets on climate change,” …

US targets oil and natural gas industry’s role in global warming with new rule on methane emissions
1 year ago

US targets oil and natural gas industry’s role in global warming with new rule on methane emissions

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Saturday issued a final rule aimed at reducing methane emissions, targeting the U.S. oil and natural gas industry for its role in global warming as President Joe Biden seeks to advance his climate legacy. The Environmental Protection Agency said the rule will sharply reduce methane and other harmful air pollutants generated by the oil …

Cause and Effect | The underestimated threat in our fight against climate change
1 year, 7 months ago

Cause and Effect | The underestimated threat in our fight against climate change

Hindustan Times  

While the world focuses on cutting carbon dioxide emissions in its battle against rising global temperatures, CO2’s evil twin, Methane, has largely remained under the radar. According to the International Energy Agency’s Global Methane Tracker, the energy sector added about 135 million tonnes of methane in the atmosphere in 2022. With existing technology, a reduction of 75% is possible in …

Methane big part of ‘alarming’ rise in planet-warming gases
1 year, 8 months ago

Methane big part of ‘alarming’ rise in planet-warming gases

Associated Press  

Methane in the atmosphere had its fourth-highest annual increase in 2022, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported, part of an overall rise in planet-warming greenhouse gases that the agency called “alarming.” Though carbon dioxide typically gets more attention for its role in climate change, scientists are particularly concerned about methane because it traps much more heat — about 87 …

Biden tightens methane emissions rule amid push for more oil
2 years, 1 month ago

Biden tightens methane emissions rule amid push for more oil

Associated Press  

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt — The Biden administration on Friday ramped up efforts to reduce methane emissions, targeting the oil and gas industry for its role in global warming even as President Joe Biden has pressed energy producers for more oil drilling to lower prices at the gasoline pump. The new methane rule will help ensure that the United States meets …

Equipment that’s designed to cut methane emission is failing
2 years, 1 month ago

Equipment that’s designed to cut methane emission is failing

Associated Press  

As Sharon Wilson pulled up to the BP site in Texas last June, production tanks towered above the windblown grass roughly 60 miles southeast of San Antonio. It’s among the types of equipment the EPA recommends companies consider installing to reduce methane emissions. “All this stuff is going to be prone to leak — that’s just the way it is,” …

U.N. weather agency: Greenhouse gases reach new record in 2021
2 years, 1 month ago

U.N. weather agency: Greenhouse gases reach new record in 2021

The Hindu  

The three main greenhouse gases hit record high levels in the atmosphere last year, the U.N. weather agency said on Wednesday, calling it an “ominous” sign as war in Ukraine, rising costs of food and fuel, and other worries have elbowed in on longtime concerns about global warming in recent months. Of the three main types of heat-trapping greenhouse gases …

UN weather agency: Greenhouse gases reach new record in 2021
2 years, 1 month ago

UN weather agency: Greenhouse gases reach new record in 2021

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The three main greenhouse gases hit record high levels in the atmosphere last year, the U.N. weather agency said Wednesday, calling it an “ominous” sign as war in Ukraine, rising costs of food and fuel, and other worries have elbowed in on longtime concerns about global warming in recent months. Of the three main types of heat-trapping greenhouse …

Nord stream gas leaks prompt concerns for climate
2 years, 2 months ago

Nord stream gas leaks prompt concerns for climate

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Leaks in two natural gas pipelines under the Baltic Sea have sparked concern over the …

California not counting methane leaks from idle wells
2 years, 4 months ago

California not counting methane leaks from idle wells

Associated Press  

California claims to know how much climate-warming gas is going into the air from within its borders. Yet officials with the agency responsible for regulating greenhouse gas emissions say they don’t include methane that leaks from these idle wells in their inventory of the state’s emissions. A 2020 study said emissions from idle wells are “more substantial” than from plugged …

Climate Change: A planet in crisis
2 years, 5 months ago

Climate Change: A planet in crisis

Live Mint  

This has been a bad few weeks for climate action around the world. First came a damaging US Supreme Court ruling that severely limited the US Environment Protection Agency’s mandate to limit carbon emissions in the energy sector. This presents a severe setback to US President Joe Biden’s attempts to steer the world’s biggest carbon emitting country away from fossil …

Op-Ed: Methane regulations were one victory of the Glasgow climate talks. What comes next?
3 years ago

Op-Ed: Methane regulations were one victory of the Glasgow climate talks. What comes next?

LA Times  

This year’s global climate talks in Glasgow, Scotland, came with the usual sense of anticlimax: lots of lofty rhetoric, too little action. Methane, the “evil twin” of carbon dioxide, is responsible for roughly half of historical climate warming to date, despite being marketed as the cleaner burning fossil fuel. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s October report underscored how urgently …

US unveils sweeping methane restrictions as COP26 enters day two
3 years, 1 month ago

US unveils sweeping methane restrictions as COP26 enters day two

Al Jazeera  

Biden is seeking to position himself as a global leader on climate change but is struggling to pass changes at home. US President Joe Biden unveiled a wide-ranging plan to reduce methane emissions in his home country on the second day of the United Nations COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, where he has strived to position Washington as the …

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