Methane Emissions

• New methods find methane emissions underestimated

  New research using advanced technology suggests heavy oil facilities in Saskatchewan are releasing almost four times the amount of a powerful greenhouse gas than they report to government.

  Environment

  Feb 21
  
• Methane emissions in Canada much higher than official estimates, reports show

  A recent survey of oil and gas facilities in Canada found widespread methane releases. Satellite imagery saw giant plumes of the gas escaping landfills.

  Canada

  Nov 14, 2022
  
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• Researchers explore new materials to cap inactive, leaking oil and gas wells

  You don't have to go far to see them. At the end of overgrown service roads rests once productive pieces of Alberta's oil and gas landscape.

  Environment

  Oct 21, 2022
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• Taxing cow burps? New Zealand’s novel climate change plan has farmers crying foul

  The government said the farm levy would be a world first, and that farmers should be able to recoup the cost by charging more for climate-friendly products.

  World

  Oct 10, 2022
• U.S. aims for global plan to cut down on methane emissions, seen as key in climate fight

  President Joe Biden pledged during the COP26 summit to work with the European Union and other nations to reduce overall methane emissions worldwide by 30 per cent by 2030.

  Environment

  Nov 2, 2021
• Beef a bigger challenge than oil and gas when it comes to tackling methane emissions in Canada

  Methane is a natural byproduct of cattle digestion - emitted every time a cow burps or passes gas. The cattle industry is responsible for 24 per cent of Canada's methane emissions.

  Environment

  Oct 28, 2021
• Climate-changing methane emissions from oil and gas twice as high as thought: study

  Environment Canada scientists says previous measurements weren't accounting for all sources of methane, a climate-changing gas about 30 times more powerful than carbon dioxide.

  Canada

  Nov 11, 2020
• Federal government finalizes methane reduction deals with B.C., Alberta and Saskatchewan

  Canada has promised to reduce emissions by up to 45 per cent by 2025, but independent analyses suggest the provincial rules won't reach those targets.

  Environment

  Nov 5, 2020
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• How Alberta will spend money to reduce energy sector methane emissions

  Alberta has announced where it will spend part of the money it recently earmarked to reduce methane emissions from the oilpatch.

  Environment

  Sep 25, 2020
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• Everyday plastics quietly pollute the air as they degrade: study

  Researchers say plastic releases trace amounts of greenhouse gas when left out in the sun, no matter whether it's garbage in the ocean or a slide in somebody's back yard.

  Environment

  Aug 2, 2018