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The Methane Conundrum With Mr Braulio Pikman
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Chapters:
01:24 Introduction
02:35 Can you give us a perspective into the enormity of the challenge of methane emissions?
03:25 What are the main sources of methane emissions, and what is being done?
07:00 What are the major issues relating to methane abatement?
10:40 The UNFCCC Panel and monitoring methodologies for mitigating methane emissions.
12:25 The lack of commitment by industry to mainstream methane emission reduction.
14:00 How much could carbon markets incentivise the abatement of emissions?
16:38 Could the methane conundrum ever be completely resolved?
Context:
As countries continue to ramp up their climate change ambitions, the use of coal for energy generation is expected to diminish significantly. Consequently, the role of natural gas would be enhanced, as burning natural gas produces less GHG than burning coal and crude oil. Natural gas is, therefore, generally considered the cleanest fossil fuel.
However, methane emissions from the production, transport and use of natural gas present a challenge to the sustainability credentials of the natural gas industry. For gas to be widely accepted as more climate-friendly than coal, companies producing, processing, and transporting gas need to ensure that methane leaks are kept to a minimum.
About the Guest:
Braulio Pikman, Technical Director at ERM – Sustainability, Energy and Climate Change. Braulio is currently based in Sao Paulo and has been with ERM since 2008. He provides specialist sustainability and technical services for companies in the public and private sectors, as well as, to cities and countries. He has also been a consultant for UNFCCC since 2005 working for the clean development mechanism and as an expert reviewer for national inventories.
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By The Al-Attiyah FoundationFollow us on Twitter: https://bit.ly/36yOW5F
Follow us on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3yUcmP5
Subscribe to our Publications: http://eepurl.com/giu18r
Chapters:
01:24 Introduction
02:35 Can you give us a perspective into the enormity of the challenge of methane emissions?
03:25 What are the main sources of methane emissions, and what is being done?
07:00 What are the major issues relating to methane abatement?
10:40 The UNFCCC Panel and monitoring methodologies for mitigating methane emissions.
12:25 The lack of commitment by industry to mainstream methane emission reduction.
14:00 How much could carbon markets incentivise the abatement of emissions?
16:38 Could the methane conundrum ever be completely resolved?
Context:
As countries continue to ramp up their climate change ambitions, the use of coal for energy generation is expected to diminish significantly. Consequently, the role of natural gas would be enhanced, as burning natural gas produces less GHG than burning coal and crude oil. Natural gas is, therefore, generally considered the cleanest fossil fuel.
However, methane emissions from the production, transport and use of natural gas present a challenge to the sustainability credentials of the natural gas industry. For gas to be widely accepted as more climate-friendly than coal, companies producing, processing, and transporting gas need to ensure that methane leaks are kept to a minimum.
About the Guest:
Braulio Pikman, Technical Director at ERM – Sustainability, Energy and Climate Change. Braulio is currently based in Sao Paulo and has been with ERM since 2008. He provides specialist sustainability and technical services for companies in the public and private sectors, as well as, to cities and countries. He has also been a consultant for UNFCCC since 2005 working for the clean development mechanism and as an expert reviewer for national inventories.