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Excellent story by Leslie Nemo on the role that available technology can and should play in finding and controlling methane emissions! As Katherine B. said, “this is about moving from the needle-in-a-haystack to a much more accurate and effective approach of monitoring."

Tackling landfill methane presents a big opportunity to address climate change and several states are leading the way. Canary Media Inc. breaks down concrete solutions in the waste sector from Oregon, Washington, Maryland, and Michigan, which can help tackle waste emissions. It also highlights the role remote sensing technology can play in scaling efforts nationally. Thanks for the shout out to our team’s latest research in Science Magazine and the great work by our partners at Industrious Labs! Read more ➡ https://lnkd.in/gTzwaAFs #CutMethane #WasteEmissions #Methane

By 2050, aluminum producers in North America will need to cut carbon emissions by 92 percent compared to 2021 levels to meet net zero goals. A recent report from The Aluminum Association shows the solutions that could help the industry get there Learn more about the #ChartOfTheWeek: https://bit.ly/4bnab9I #aluminum #decarbonization #emissionsreduction

Last week, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) publicly committed to updating eight-year-old regulations for how landfills monitor and capture methane emissions. We're thrilled to see EPA begin to recognize strong landfill regulations as the enormous climate solution they are, and urge them to quickly rise to the opportunity to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Read more from Keaton P. for Canary Media Inc.: https://bit.ly/4cwBDmA

In Michigan and across the country, landfills are emitting enormous levels of highly potent methane — but it's not all bad news. As Katherine B. and Tia Scarpelli told WDIV Local 4 News/ClickOnDetroit, there are proven, readily-available solutions at our fingertips that can dramatically reduce methane emissions. We just need state and federal policymakers to embrace them. Watch now: https://lnkd.in/g2eujwwf

It's no secret that America's got an aluminum problem – only four smelters remain largely due to expensive electricity costs that force producers out of business. We once had 23 facilities in 2000. Thousands of jobs have been cut. Our clean energy transition — for which aluminum is an essential material — can't speed up. But now, we have a big opportunity to change the game by creating new jobs and bringing back domestic aluminum manufacturing for our clean energy future. The challenge: making energy more affordable. Bob Tita reports more on the challenges facing Century Aluminum's Green Aluminum Smelter project.👇🏽 https://lnkd.in/gPJbWbEH

Space: The final frontier. These are the voyages of two non-profit satellite programs. Their mission: To detect methane; To help society better understand emissions; To address climate change.     A growing ecosystem of space-based technologies — such as Environmental Defense Fund’s MethaneSAT and the Carbon Mapper Coalition satellite program, which includes Planet, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and others — are bringing complementary capabilities that will yield powerful new insights on the location, quantity, and characteristics of methane emissions so that they can be stopped.     Learn more about the unique design characteristics of each satellite and how they work together to provide public data at the different levels of granularity needed to guide critical climate decisions today: https://bit.ly/4ctV3sj #Methane #MethaneEmissions #Emissions

Companies biggest concern is to identify environment-friendly strategies to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide emission. However, there is a solution provided by Mighty Earth's Matthew Groch https://lnkd.in/gUYNMvm5

Folks - Industrious Labs is bringing on three new staff to help scale up our clean heat campaign - a campaigner, a field builder, and an analyst, all focused on the Golden State. I am easily enthused, but is going to be really fun. We manufacture so much in California, from tortilla chips and candy to beer, paper, medicine, and more. But making these products has long meant burning fossil fuels in communities—it's a big reason why California has the dirtiest air in the country. It's time to ditch the gas, break out some really big heat pumps, and start making our snacks with clean energy. So much of this is new - new team, new campaign, our first state-level team. The opportunity for impact and fun is sky-high. If that's not enough, two lucky candidates will get to work with my buds, Dominique Thomas 🦄 and Victoria Chu, who will manage the field strategist and analyst. Jobs are listed on our website and on the job board here: https://lnkd.in/g7cqe59n. HMU if you want to talk about any of the roles. PS I can't tell if this is a great or terrible idea, but ... I really hope there's an organizer out there who grabs their favorite campaigner and analyst and runs as a slate.

The future of steelmaking is fossil-free. As new companies, new technologies, and new products transform the market, companies that continue to invest in coal-based steel are taking on huge, unnecessary risks. “Once there’s a green product available, everything else is going to be labeled as dirty. That will have a snowball effect on steelmakers," Hilary Lewis, Steel Director with Industrious Labs, told Amrith Ramkumar with The Wall Street Journal. https://lnkd.in/gETN8NgS