Methane

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• No Rest for the Winners: Onward in Defense of the BLM Methane Rule

  Last Wednesday, in the midst of CATF’s Staff Retreat, my colleague Jonathan Banks whispered an unexpected update in my ear: “they don’t have the votes.” We bolted out of the room and tuned the nearest TV to C-SPAN, where we checked the status of a procedural motion to proceed to…

  Climate May 17, 2017

• Time to Lead: With the U.S. Taking the Helm of the Arctic Council, It’s Time to Take the Lead on Reducing Methane and Black Carbon

  Last week, in Iqaluit, Canada, the Chairmanship of the Arctic Council passed from Canada to the U.S., and Secretary of State John Kerry, the new Chairman of the Council, was on hand to set the stage for the U.S.’s leadership term. At the meeting, Secretary Kerry reaffirmed the US’s recent…

  Climate May 8, 2015

• The Last Climate Frontier: Arctic Council Leadership on Methane and Black Carbon Must Start at Home

  Warming from climate change in the Arctic is happening twice as fast as at lower latitudes, and the Arctic is now “ground-zero” in the struggle against climate change. Arctic and near-Arctic emissions of short-lived climate forcing pollutants, including methane and black carbon, have a disproportionate impact on increasing Arctic temperatures…

  Climate October 22, 2014

• Flaring in Focus: A Close Look at Natural Gas Flaring in North Dakota

  A considerable amount of attention has recently been directed at the high rate of flaring in US oil and gas fields, specifically the Bakken formation in North Dakota. Local residents, state government, and Federal officials have voiced concerns over the volume of flaring, as recent data (from 2013) shows that…

  Industry June 26, 2014

• Good News From the Dump: Methane Emissions from Solid Waste: Current Conditions and Future Prospects

  Reports & Papers December 1, 2012

• Curb Methane Emissions

  For several weeks now the public and the media have cast increasing attention on Arctic oil and gas drilling, specifically regarding the plans of Shell to explore in the Arctic waters off the coast of Alaska. This is, pardon the pun, only the tip of the iceberg when it comes…

  Climate July 23, 2012

• Can We Control Black Carbon in the Arctic by Reducing Agricultural Fires?

  One long day down, and one to go at a global meeting in St. Petersburg, Russia, where climate scientists, fire experts, farmers, regulators and NGOs have been discussing the role of springtime fires on climate change in the Arctic and what must be done to reduce the occurrence of set…

  Climate November 9, 2010