Methane Clips: June 26, 2023

 

Methane Measuring A First Step In Managing Greenhouse Gas Emissions. ““You can't manage what you don't measure,” says Meredith Harrison, a scientific adviser with C-Lock in Rapid City, South Dakota. C-Lock has emerged as a leader in developing technology to test for methane and other gas emissions from livestock, as the industry seeks to become more efficient with its feed and looks for ways to reduce its carbon footprint. C-Lock is the maker of GreenFeed, a device that measures the gas emissions from a cow’s breath at the farm, even in a pasture.” [Ag Week, 6/26/23 (=)]

 

Biden Admin Considers CO2 Storage In National Forests. According to Politico, “The Biden administration is considering opening up national forests and grasslands for the permanent storage of carbon dioxide. A proposed rule — due out in August — would amend existing regulations to allow CO2 sequestration in the National Forest System to ‘help meet the Administration's priority of tackling the climate crisis,’ according to the White House’s semiannual rulemaking agenda. The Biden administration has made carbon capture a key part of its climate strategy, injecting millions of dollars into projects aimed at expanding the country’s CO2 transport and storage network. The Inflation Reduction Act also enhanced existing tax credits to encourage the capture of planet-warming emissions from facilities, and EPA has included carbon capture as a compliance pathway for its proposed power plant standards.” [Politico, 6/26/23 (=)]

 

Why Wall Street’s Climate Efforts Are Failing. According to Bloomberg, “Over the last few years, an ecosystem of climate pledges, groups and models has expanded on Wall Street in a bid to cut—or appear to cut—the financial industry’s role in global warming. But many of those efforts have had a limited impact on thwarting the damage inflicted by climate change, according to researchers at Columbia University. And at the same time, Wall Street spends hundreds of millions of dollars each year to block measures that could help.” [Bloomberg, 6/26/23 (=)]