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A New Era in Space-Based Methane-Emissions Detection
On March 4, 2024 MethaneSAT – an innovative space-based system for detecting methane emissions and identifying their sources – launched on a SpaceX rocket from Vandenburg Air Force Base in California.
Action Accelerator Cluster Research News Methane
Thu, Mar 14, 2024
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Methane sensors are finding dangerous pollutants in low-income neighborhoods
When methane leaks, it is often accompanied by other toxins more hazardous to human health. New remote sensing technologies help stop both at the source.
Cluster Research News Harvard Research Methane
Wed, Mar 13, 2024

Research Brief: EPA’s Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Methane Emission Rules
The Harvard Initiative on Reducing Global Methane Emissions has released a research brief titled “EPA’s Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Methane Emission Rules.” The brief provides an account of the recent evolution of regulation in the United States to address methane emissions from landfills. An earlier version of the brief was prepared in support of a convening on methane emissions from landfills conducted by the Harvard Law School Environmental and Energy Law Program (EELP) in January 2024. The workshop –and the brief – were supported by the Salata Institute through the Harvard Initiative on Reducing Global Methane Emissions. The brief was written by Carrie Jenks and Hannah Dobie, Executive Director and Staff Attorney, respectively, at EELP.
Cluster Research News White Paper Methane
Mon, Mar 11, 2024

How Reducing Methane Emissions will Slow Climate Change
In a Q&A with Professor Rob Stavins, Emily Chien of the Harvard Social Impact Review explores the massive, short-term climate benefits of tackling methane pollution and the progress being made — including this week's launch of MethaneSAT.
News Methane
Tue, Mar 5, 2024

Global and US Methane Emissions Reduction Progress
Jody Freeman, Archibald Cox Professor and Director of the Environment & Energy Law Program (EELP) at Harvard Law School, hosted a podcast on December 28, 2023 that provided an insightful and wide-ranging overview of global and U.S. developments in reducing methane emissions.
Cluster Research News Harvard Research Methane
Tue, Feb 13, 2024

Methane Initiative Collaborator Releases Legal Analysis of IRA's Methane Fee
Carrie Jenks, a legal scholar participating in the Salata Institute Initiative on Reducing Global Methane Emissions, has posted a brief titled “The Inflation Reduction Act’s Waste Emission Charge for Methane Emissions—What Did Congress Require and How is EPA Proposing to Implement the Program?” Jenks is Executive Director of Harvard Law School’s Environment and Energy Law Program, which released the brief.
Cluster Research News White Paper Methane
Tue, Feb 6, 2024

In E&E News: Harvard Study Documents 'Extreme' Methane Bursts
Featured today in E&E News: New Harvard-led research demonstrates a new method of methane emissions monitoring, revealing massive methane releases over short periods of time, including an extreme 3-hour methane release from a natural gas pipeline in Durango, Mexico.
Cluster Research News Methane
Tue, Jan 2, 2024

Harvard delegates reflect on COP28
Faculty returning from Dubai discuss their experiences at COP28, and how attending propels their ongoing efforts to forge climate solutions.
Cluster Research News COP28 Methane
Wed, Dec 13, 2023

Watch: Harvard Side Event at COP28 on Reducing Global Methane Emissions
Methane-emissions abatement can, in the near term, significantly reduce the magnitude of climate change and its impacts. A COP28 panel hosted by Harvard explored current methane research and practice on technology, policy, and international cooperation, drawing in part on the Salata Institute Initiative to Reduce Global Methane Emissions.
News Methane
Tue, Dec 12, 2023
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Satellite Detection of Methane Emissions
Professors Daniel Jacob and Steven Wofsy delve into their groundbreaking research on the satellite detection of methane emissions.
Videos Harvard Voices on Climate Change Methane Repository
Tue, Dec 12, 2023
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Who’s who in Harvard’s COP28 delegation
Harvard faculty attending COP28 represent six schools, emphasizing diverse range of disciplines working to combat the climate crisis.
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Mon, Nov 20, 2023
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Salata Institute Methane Initiative to Conduct Panel at COP-28
Harvard University will host an official side event at COP28: a panel with global experts entitled, “Reducing Global Methane Emissions: Imperatives, Opportunities, and Challenges”
Cluster Research News Harvard Research Methane
Fri, Nov 17, 2023