UCS Testimony on the Clean Hydrogen Production Tax Credit
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From March 25 to March 27, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury is hosting a public hearing on the December 2023 proposed…
From March 25 to March 27, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury is hosting a public hearing on the December 2023 proposed…
As the federal government rolls out billions of dollars in subsidies to produce hydrogen fuel for use in vehicles, factories…
The mission, set to launch next month, comes as countries and fossil fuel companies pledge to reduce emissions of the powerful…
Oil, Gas and US Emissions: Setting the Record…
Rigorous standards are required to scale hydrogen as a clean energy solution; otherwise, it will be a costly, polluting…
The IRA’s methane charges are on the horizon, but first we need to clean up the data.
Self-reported emission inventories by large oil and gas (O
Proponents tell us that fossil methane gas emits fewer greenhouse gases when burned than coal. "Natural Gas" has long been sold…
Fossil fuel power plant owners are facing increased accountability for their air and water pollution, including from a new…
Last year’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) included a clean hydrogen production tax credit (known as “45V”) that is one of a…
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This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. More than…
A major exporter of U.S. liquefied natural gas is “seeking to greenwash” its operations in order to portray gas exports as a…
It seems like magic: In millions of operations scattered around the globe (some big, some very small), waste is transformed…
The…
An international study involving researchers from CNRS and CEA as well as the company Kayrros reveals hundreds of major methane…
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An international study involving CNRS and CEA researchers and the company Kayrros has uncovered hundreds of major methane…
Largely Unregulated Gas Pipelines Huge Source of Methane Pollution The largest source of leaks of the potent greenhouse gas…
The Big Apple has just become the largest city to say goodbye to gas connections in new construction. The New York City…
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Methane is worse for climate change than carbon emissions. But to stop it, we first need to find it. To explain how high-tech…
Methane is getting a lot of attention in climate debates. There was even a “Methane Day” last Tuesday at the climate conference…
Originally published by Union of Concerned Scientists, The Equation. By Julie McNamara, senior energy analyst with the Climate
The top oil and gas industry trade association will do all it can to delay meaningful government action.
Die Bundestagswahl 2021 wird die Weichen für ein energiepolitisch entscheidendes Zeitfenster stellen – und sollte daher zur…
This is a re-post from February 18th, 2020, in light of the Senate’s proposed methane fee. Original post here. Economists…
Reliance on coal as an energy source in the US is falling. The country is prioritizing renewables for its energy transition but…
Renewable Energy Growth Drove Recent Decline in U.S. Power Sector Greenhouse Gas…
A great new United Nations report makes it extreme it is clear that relying on natural gas will not help the world avoid a…
An upcoming UN report will finally declare the urgent need to reduce methane emissions. It «...is expected to be published…
Bad Data and Deception: The American Petroleum Institute Pivots on…
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Gas stoves have become a proxy battleground for the planet’s future. Some cities are trying to reduce their greenhouse gas…
By Ilissa Ocko The Biden administration is preparing to announce a new U.S. greenhouse gas emissions target for 2030 under the…
Increasing overseas exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG), far from being the climate-friendly replacement for dirtier fossil…
New Energy Institute research charts a path to lower methane emissions Last month, the French company ENGIE hit the brakes on a…
Suzanne Franklin smelled gas: “It was horrendous. We often woke up with terrible headaches from the stench overnight. I started…
Press Worries About a Fracking Ban’s ‘Risk’ to Democrats—Not Fracking’s Threat to Planet, Fair, JOSHUA CHO, 16 Oct 20, In last…
As enormous fires engulf the West and hurricanes pummel the South, Andrew Wheeler, the former oil and gas lobbyist running Trump…
As enormous fires engulf the West and hurricanes pummel the South, Andrew Wheeler, the former oil and gas lobbyist running Trump…
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Methane bubbles form in a pit digester on a dairy farm as bacteria break down cow manure. The methane can be collected and used…
On May 13, the Environmental Defense Fund released an updated analysis of Pennsylvania oil and gas methane emissions and found…
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Sometimes it takes an elevated view to appreciate the big picture. NASA’s iconic “Blue Marble,” taken in 1972, helped inspire…
7 Ways the Trump Administration Is Harming the Climate Comments|Add Comment|PrintThe Trump administration has rolled back…
By Stefan SchwietzkeA pair of new scientific papers published in the journals Nature and Science argue that levels of so-called…
By Stefan Schwietzke and Steven HamburgA decade of extensive scientific research has demonstrated that methane emissions from…
By Jon GoldsteinIt’s big news when one of the world’s largest oil and gas companies announces it supports hard and fast…
This story was originally published by The Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The oil…
Methane is the second most abundant greenhouse gas on the planet.A recent study analyzed ice core samples from the pre-industrial…
Economists of every ideological stripe and from every continent have argued for decades that the best way to reduce climate…
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Read time: 10 minsMeaningful regulation of the fracking, industry is a non sequitur to Sharon Wilson, organizer for Earthworks…
With mounting evidence of health and environmental impacts, fracking faces opposition from many of the leading Democratic…
Consumers Energy crews work on natural gas upgrades. Michigan’s largest utility says it will eliminate methane emissions from…
Driving along County Road 28 south of Platteville, the signs of Colorado’s oil and gas boom are everywhere you look. Storage…
Along Colorado’s Front Range, researchers are working to develop new ways of detecting methane leaks, using everything from…
By EDF Blogs By Dominic Watson Backlash continues to grow against the Trump administration’s efforts to deregulate methane…
As U.S. Government Retreats on Reducing Climate-warming Methane, 4 States Step Up Comments|Add Comment|PrintNatural gas is made…
Read time: 5 minsBy Dana Nuccitelli. Originally posted on Yale Climate Connections. President Trump’s EPA is moving to roll…
President Trump’s EPA is moving to roll back 2016 Obama administration methane leak regulations for key parts of the oil and…
This is a re-post from Yale Climate…
By Kristina MohlinNew state-by-state research shows significant reductions across the country from 2005-2015 Decarbonizing the…
The Environmental Protection Agency announced plans late last week to eliminate an Obama-era rule that required oil and gas…
It turns out that there are lots of very promising climate solutions. Drawdown, for example, provides an excellent list. …
This is the third part of a 3-part blog series on the IEA’s Special Report, The Role of Gas in Today’s Energy Transitions. In…
Barbara GottliebWe all face harm from fracking’s impact on the climate. (Photo: Shutterstock)
By N. Jonathan PeressThe urgent need to decarbonize the energy system makes it imperative for state and federal regulators to…
Photo: Nuclear Regulatory CommissionLast November, UCS released Nuclear Power Dilemma, which found that more than one-third of…
When the EPA and the Department of Interior announced plans to scrap Obama-era regulations to curb methane leaks last year…
Aging infrastructure allows leaky natural gas pipelines to generate explosions, and the results can be lethal. This series of…
Penny-wise and pound-foolish is a great phrase to describe the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) plan to ease rules put…
While recently traveling, I was cozy and tucked in bed under full sheets and comforter with the thermostat set to 65 degrees…
Using natural gas for transport is as bad for the climate as using petrol, diesel or conventional marine
U.S. oil and natural gas companies emit significant amounts of methane, “a potent greenhouse gas” that the Obama Administration…
Olivia AlpersteinWhile Americans attended memorial services, the EPA announced plans to roll back regulations on methane — a…
A fresh wave of technological innovation is deepening our understanding of tough environmental challenges — and also giving us…
An alarming new study reveals fracking is quite simply destroying America’s water supply. That means we are losing potable…
This Month in Climate Science: Extreme Weather, Glaciers Losing Mass and Ecosystems Less Effective at Storing Carbon Comments|Add…
Photo: W.carter/Wikimedia CommonsWalking my dog around my neighborhood one day, I caught a whiff of something very clearly – gas.
By Anthony J. Marchese and Dan Zimmerle2 July 2018(The Conversation) – Natural gas is displacing coal, which could help fight…
For years, conversations at major oil and gas industry conferences focused on one thing: the shale revolution. Excitement about…
A top natural gas industry official acknowledged Thursday that at this late date in the discussion over how to fight climate…
House Democrats are angry with EPA administrator Scott Pruitt again and, this time, it has nothing to do with first class…
Energy Secretary Rick Perry touted natural gas as an environmentally friendly fuel in a speech Tuesday, kicking off an…
A new, comprehensive study of methane leaks in the oil and gas industry is the final piece of evidence that natural gas is not…
A study by CIRES and NOAA finds US methane emissions from oil and gas operations are enough to offset any gains made by…
The nation’s oil and gas industry is emitting nearly 60 percent more methane than the official estimates of the Environmental…
Enlarge / PINEDALE, WY - MAY 3: A natural gas facility stands on the Pinedale Anticline, on May 3, 2018 in Pinedale, Wyoming. (Ph…
The emissions total around 13 million metric tons.
Read time: 6 minsEach year, oil and gas industry operations in the U.S. are leaking roughly 60 percent more methane, a powerful…
EDF’s Latest Methane Report is More Equivocation on Dangerous Fossil Fuel Leakage