Oil giant fined just $780,000 after ‘one of world’s biggest ever’ methane leaks

The authorities in Kazakhstan have imposed a fine of $780,000 on an oil company responsible for one of the worst methane leaks ever recorded following a prolonged fire at one…

Enorm methaanlek in Kazachstan door ongeluk bij olieveld

Door een explosie bij een olieboring in Kazachstan is vorig jaar een enorme hoeveelheid van het broeikasgas methaan in de lucht terechtgekomen….
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Satellite tech is picking up landfill methane emissions

There are concerns that emissions from badly managed landfills could double by 2050, exacerbating the speed of climate change. About 20% of human-caused methane emissions…

Kazakhstan: Methane mega-leak went on for months

According to the US Environmental Protection Agency’s Greenhouse Gas Equivalency Calculator, the environmental impact of such a leak is comparable to that of driving more…

Revealed: the 1,200 big methane leaks from waste dumps trashing the planet

There have been more than 1,000 huge leaks of the potent greenhouse gas methane from landfill waste dumps since 2019, the Guardian can reveal….

Picking the ‘low hanging fruit’: Technology key to North Sea methane abatement

A decline in gas production, maintenance activity, and improvements in the efficiency of equipment and leakage detection systems have all contributed to declining methane…