A gas collection chamber in the field help determine GHG emissions. (Photo for Cleantechnica by author.)
Rice farming has long been a significant source of methane emissions, a potent greenhouse gas formed when organic matter decomposes in flooded, oxygen-deprived soils. Traditional rice paddies create exactly these conditions, making the crop one of the largest agricultural contributors to methane globally. While its total share of global emissions … [continued]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday, the EPA finalized its first reconsideration of the 2024 methane rule, an action that will increase gas flaring at oil wells and increase climate and air pollution. Finalized by the EPA in December 2023 following a robust comment period, the methane pollution standards represented a major win for climate and … [continued]
CANONSBURG, Pennsylvania — Noble Environmental, Inc. (“Noble”) completed the sale of approximately $34.8 million in Investment Tax Credits (“ITCs”) generated by two of its renewable natural gas (“RNG”) facilities, along with the commencement of commercial operations at three new facilities, two of which were included in the transaction. The three … [continued]
Workers in a copper recycling facility sort scrap wire and tubing—highlighting copper's critical circular economy role in the energy transition, from ChatGPT.
A rise in the price of copper and silver in the futures markets indicates a transition to renewables and EVs is under way.
Fossil fuel companies like Exxon see powering data centers as an important new revenue source and are making promises they can’t keep.
Unlawful Delay Ignores Health Risks, Energy Waste, Widespread Opposition Contact Sierra Club — Shannon Van Hoesen, shannon.vanhoesen@sierraclub.org Environmental Defense Fund — Sharyn Stein, sstein@edf.org Clean Air Task Force — Samantha Sadowski, ssadowski@catf.us Center for Biological Diversity — Jason Rylander, jrylander@biologicaldiversity.org Earthjustice — Alexandria Trimble, atrimble@earthjustice.org Environmental Law & Policy Center … [continued]
New Zealand is backpedaling furiously on its commitment to lower methane emissions from livestock by 2050.
Assessing the new Low-Carbon Fuels Delegated Act and the case for prioritising RFNBO hydrogen Following the recent adoption of the Delegated Act (DA) on low-carbon fuels, the EU has completed the regulatory framework for both renewable (RFNBO) and low-carbon hydrogen production. The worst case scenario has been avoided. The default … [continued]
"GOC Tring 133: Cattle" by Peter O'Connor, aka anemoneprojectors, via Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0 license).
Dr. Serber will advance the biotechnology enabling ArkeaBio’s first-of-its-kind solution to deliver a practical, cost-effective way for farmers and producers to reduce emissions and enhance livestock productivity. Dr. Serber’s appointment comes as ArkeaBio accelerates toward product validation and commercial deployment. BOSTON, MA, USA — ArkeaBio, a global agricultural bioscience company … [continued]
An electron microscope image of single-celled methanogens, members of the archaea domain. They are ubiquitous in oxygen-free environments, turning simple foods into methane, a potent greenhouse gas.
Alienor Baskevitch/UC Berkeley
UC Berkeley researchers tweaked a key enzyme involved in microbial methane production to understand the unique fingerprints of different environments on Earth that generate the greenhouse gas. By Robert Sanders Roughly two-thirds of all emissions of atmospheric methane — a highly potent greenhouse gas that is warming planet Earth — come … [continued]
