Tag: methane emissions
ExxonMobil misleads public on climate change for decades…should we care?
Exxon dragged through public mud for decades-old climate denying, current climate change efforts ignored Is pursuing ExxonMobil for climate denying sins dating back to the 1970s a constructive contribution to the climate change/energy transition debate? Should former venal acts overshadow the climate-positive work in which the company is now engaged? And is there a danger […]
‘Methane more than just cow farts’ campaign underscores division between climate change foes, industry
Energy industry emissions, not cow farts, need to be strictly regulated says ENGO, labour coalition in new campaign Two actors in a cow suit showed up at the Alberta Legislature today because, well, that’s what it takes to get the public to pay attention to the issue of methane – 86 times more potent as a […]
New methane emissions regulation smart policy and politics for Ottawa, industry
Methane emissions regulations will be coordinated with provinces like Alberta to avoid duplication, unnecessary cost The Canadian environment department has issued new regulations to curb methane emissions from the oil and gas sector by 40 to 45 per cent by 2025. Canada’s move is part of the broad Paris climate strategy of decarbonizing existing energy systems while […]
API files lawsuit against EPA’s final oil and gas sector rule
Several industry groups and a coalition of 14 states have filed to sue the EPA WASHINGTON – American Petroleum Institute filed a lawsuit Tuesday with the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s final oil and natural gas sector rule calling for lower methane emissions, according to an API press release. “The industry […]
Obama Admin. inclusion of marginal wells in methane rule based on ‘unconventional’ data, ‘misrepresentation’ of facts
EPA itself acknowledged last summer, marginal wells have “inherently low” emissions – even though Administration now says opposite By Katie Brown, Energy In Depth One of the most head-scratching aspects of the Obama Administration’s recently finalized methane rule is the fact that after Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) draft regulations included an exemption for marginal wells – […]
New EIA data reveal flaws in report used to justify EPA methane rules
According to EPA data, heavier reliance on renewables could result in natural gas prices at least 12% lower than EPA’s base case The latest Energy Information Administration (EIA) short-term energy outlook further demonstrates how misleading the study used by the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to justify costly methane […]
BP calls for a price on carbon from governments
BP believes that carbon pricing by governments is the most comprehensive and economically efficient policy to limit greenhouse gas emissions According to BP, putting a price on carbon – one that treats all carbon equally, whether it comes out of a smokestack or a car exhaust – would make energy efficiency more attractive and lower-carbon […]
API: Onerous methane regulations threaten emissions reduction progress
NERA Economic Consulting found inconsistencies and other issues with calculations the administration used to generate the social cost of methane emissions WASHINGTON, December 4, 2015 – EPA’s proposal for additional methane emissions regulations on oil and gas wells and transmission are duplicative and costly, Howard Feldman, senior director of regulatory and scientific affairs, told reporters […]
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