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Florida poised to solidify its status as the nation’s waste-to-energy capital with supportive new legislation

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This potential sign of state support could also renew discussions around broader waste planning efforts in Florida. While all forms of solid waste disposal generate emissions, landfill methane is an especially potent contributor to climate change and combustion facilities have a lower greenhouse gas emission profile.

“The support to level the playing field is indeed a step in the right direction,” said Philipp Schmidt-Pathmann, CEO of the Institute for Energy and Resource Management. “The better step would be to phase out landfilling altogether of untreated waste [and] focus on an integrated waste management system.” Schmidt-Pathmann and his colleagues also want to see more focus on the greenhouse gas implications of resource management.
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March 15, 2022 Climate Change / CO2 Emissions / Energy / Environment / Fossil Fuels / International / Methane / News & Updates

Coal Mining Emits More Super-Polluting Methane Than Venting and Flaring From Gas and Oil Wells, a New Study Finds

Methane emissions from coal mines worldwide exceed those from the global oil or gas sectors and are significantly higher than prior estimates by the Environmental Protection Agency and the International Energy Agency, a new Global Energy Monitor report concludes.

“The numbers just aren’t adding up,” Ryan Driskell Tate, the report’s author, said of coal mine methane emission estimates when compared to those in prior reports. “It’s an area that has dodged a lot of scrutiny.”

Coal mining emits 52 million metric tons of methane per year, more than is emitted from either the oil sector, which emits 39 million tons, or the gas industry, which emits 45 million tons, according to the report, published Tuesday.

March 10, 2022 Climate Change / CO2 Emissions / Energy / Environment / News & Updates

Electric Vehicles Cut CO2 Emissions — Huge Emissions Reductions Possible With Smart EV Charging

“As more clean energy is deployed and variations in grid emissions throughout each day increase, there is a growing opportunity to sync EV charging with times of lower emissions and avoid times of higher emissions,” said Christy Lewis, director of analysis at WattTime and co-author of the report. “Our findings reaffirm that, powered by a grid emissions signal, EVs can be even cleaner than they already are, further slashing emissions and aiding grid integration of yet more renewable energy.”

March 9, 2022 Climate Change / CO2 Emissions / Energy / International / News & Updates / Science & Society

Humanity Just Produced The Biggest Increase in Global CO2 Emissions Ever Recorded

“The increase in global CO2 emissions of over 2 billion metric tons was the largest in history in absolute terms, more than offsetting the previous year’s pandemic-induced decline,” it said.

It pointed to the widespread use of coal to power growth as the world economy rebounded from the COVID crisis.

“The recovery of energy demand in 2021 was compounded by adverse weather and energy market conditions – notably the spikes in natural gas prices – which led to more coal being burned despite renewable power generation registering its largest ever growth,” it said.

The IEA said the rebound of global CO2 emissions above pre-pandemic levels was largely driven by China, where they increased by 750 million metric tons between 2019 and 2021.

“China was the only major economy to experience economic growth in both 2020 and 2021,” it said.

March 3, 2022 Climate Change / Energy / Environment / Fossil Fuels / Future Costs / International / News & Updates

World’s first electric ‘Infinity Train’ recharges its batteries using gravity

“The Infinity Train will not only accelerate Fortescue’s race to reach net zero emissions by 2030, but also lower our operating costs, create maintenance efficiencies and productivity opportunities,” said Dr Andrew Forrest, founder and chairman of Fortescue.

“To move business leaders and politicians globally to the realisation that fossil fuel is just one source of energy and there are others now, like gravitational energy, rapidly emerging, which are more efficient, lower cost and green. The world must, and clearly can, move on from its highly polluting, deadly-if-not-stopped epoch of fossil fuel.”

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Florida poised to solidify its status as the nation’s waste-to-energy capital with supportive new legislation

Coal Mining Emits More Super-Polluting Methane Than Venting and Flaring From Gas and Oil Wells, a New Study Finds

Electric Vehicles Cut CO2 Emissions — Huge Emissions Reductions Possible With Smart EV Charging

Humanity Just Produced The Biggest Increase in Global CO2 Emissions Ever Recorded

World’s first electric ‘Infinity Train’ recharges its batteries using gravity