Scientists develop new technology to detect deep sea gas leaks
A new ultra-sensitive technology which can monitor leaks from underwater gas pipelines has been developed by scientists at the University of Southampton.
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News tagged with methane leaks
Insider Q&A: Satellite company fights climate change
Finding and fixing methane leaks has been identified by scientists as one of the most effective ways to turn the tide of global warming. To help uncover those leaks, Canadian company GHGSat has launched six satellites to ...
Environment
Mar 6, 2023
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Why fixing methane leaks from the oil and gas industry can be a climate game-changer—one that pays for itself
What's the cheapest, quickest way to reduce climate change without roiling the economy? In the United States, it may be by reducing methane emissions from the oil and gas industry.
Environment
Nov 17, 2022
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US targets fossil fuel 'super-emitters' of methane
On the hunt for the methane "super-emitters", US President Joe Biden on Friday unveiled a plan to plug oil and gas leaks and tighten regulation as several global emitters vowed to step up efforts to slash pollution of the ...
Environment
Nov 11, 2022
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Nord Stream leaked less methane than feared: atmospheric monitor
Leaks from the Nord Stream gas pipelines released some 70,000 metric tons of the powerful greenhouse gas methane, researchers said Wednesday, less than previously thought.
Environment
Oct 5, 2022
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Baltic Sea pipeline leak damages marine life and climate
Methane escaping from the damaged Nord Stream pipelines that run between Russia and Europe is likely to result in the biggest known gas leak to take place over a short period of time and highlights the problem of large methane ...
Environment
Sep 29, 2022
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A global methane pledge is great, but only if it doesn't distract us from CO2 cuts
Leading an alliance of more than 100 countries, US President Joe Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen have launched the Global Methane Pledge—an agreement to cut methane emissions by 30% between ...
Environment
Nov 3, 2021
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COVID-19 policy could lead to a spike in methane emissions
A new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA), published on March 31, shows that global methane emissions from the oil and gas sector increased by nearly four percent from 2018 to 2019. That trend could continue ...
Environment
Apr 13, 2020
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US calls for rescinding rules on oil industry methane leaks
The Trump administration moved Thursday to revoke Obama-era regulations on climate-changing methane leaks from oil facilities, a proposal that environmental advocates said would renounce key federal legal authority to regulate ...
Environment
Aug 29, 2019
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Team using drones with machine learning to automate methane leak detection
A Southwest Research Institute methane leak detection system is taking flight as part of a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) project to develop automated inspections of oil and gas ...
Engineering
May 1, 2019
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