Author
David McCabe
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Focus on reducing methane pollution from all sources, not distractions over metrics
A discussion on the shortcomings of a fairly new metric, GWP* (pronounced “GWP Star,” where GWP stands for Global Warming Potential).
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Analysis of Lifecycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Natural Gas and Coal Powered Electricity
Beyond the comparison of coal and natural gas, a critical question is whether and under what conditions natural gas has a role in a decarbonized world.
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New IPCC report underscores importance of rapid emissions reductions
Recently, the IPCC released its Working Group II report, the latest in a long line of reports that illustrate the urgent need for climate action.
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IPCC’s Assessment Report highlights the urgency of sharp reductions in methane
Monday’s release of the UN’s newest climate report highlighted the fact that climate change is happening now; poses severe challenges to society; is attributable to human activities; and will get progressively worse and more harmful without dramatic cuts in emissions. The report also clearly identifies methane abatement as a critical…
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New Mexico needs to drop harmful exemptions from air pollution rules for oil and gas sites
Methane is a terribly harmful climate pollutant – pound for pound, it heats the climate over the next few decades more than eighty times more than carbon dioxide, and it’s currently responsible for about a quarter of the warming we are already experiencing, such as more severe droughts, heatwaves, and…
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Global Methane Emissions are Surging — It’s Time to Act
Global methane emissions have increased by 50 million metric tons since 2000 – a deeply alarming trend, as this additional methane will have similar climate implications over the coming decades as the CO₂ emissions from all US power plants, transportation, and residential and commercial heating combined. This is based on…
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Memo: Modeled impacts from EPA methane rollbacks
In 2016, U.S. EPA issued landmark standards for new and modified facilities in the oil production and natural gas production, process, and transmission and storage industries. These standards reduce methane and other harmful air pollutants from facilities they cover in several key ways. Furthermore, the promulgation of methane pollution standards…
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CATF Launches the Country Methane Abatement Tool
CATF’s Country Methane Abatement Tool (CoMAT) lets countries estimate how much methane pollution they can reduce from their oil and gas industries even when they have limited information about the industry and its current emissions.
