2025 CanCH4 Symposium Agenda

Day 1
8:00 Registration / Coffee / Light breakfast
8:30 Welcome & Land Acknowledgement – Matthew Johnson
8:35 Symposium Opening – Wisdom Tettey, Carleton University President
8:45 Global Methane Context – James Diamond, Environment & Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
9:00 Session 1: Methane Inventories I
Sabour Baray Monitoring methane emissions in Western Canada from space using a constellation of satellites and inverse modelling
Anna Hodshire Measurement-informed inventories at scale: The Colorado Ongoing Basin Emissions project
Matthew Johnson Measurement-based Inventories of Canada’s UOG Methane Emissions: Latest Results and Trends
Lightning Talks
Felix Vogel Anthropogenic CH4 emission change is detectable in spatial pattern of atmospheric CH4 over Canada: Observation-based detection of emission change
Michael Bisaga Methane Concentration Trends in the Peace River Area: 2010–2023
10:00 Discussion
10:25 Refreshment Break and Poster Discussions
10:55 Session 2: Methane Inventories II
Felix Vogel Environment and Climate Change Canada’s Subnational Greenhouse Gas Monitoring Team – Tracking Emissions from Site to Provincial Scale
Kate Howell Using Airborne Observations to Assess Landfill Methane Variability and Reporting Frameworks
Lightning Talks
Regina Moguel Mapping Urban Methane: Insights from Ground and Aerial Surveys in Montreal
Erin Li Beyond the Graticule: Spatially Explicit Methane Inventories Using Discrete Global Grids
11:45 Discussion
12:00 Catered Lunch
13:00 Session 3: Landfill Measurement Methods I
Lawson D. Gillespie Comparing Landfill Emissions Quantification Techniques at the Twin Creeks Landfill
Rafee Hossain Adoption Feasibility of Landfill Methane Measurement Solutions
Lightning Talks
Rebecca Martino Optimizing the Parameters from a First Order Decay Model to Predict and Compare Measured Landfill Emission Rates in Canada
Alanna Friesen Optimizing Methane Capture at a B.C. Landfill Using Apis smartWells
13:50 Discussion
14:10 Session 4: Landfill Measurements II
David Risk Defining Opportunities for Landfill Methane Reduction in Canada
Lightning Talks
Athar Omidi Gap in Methane Detection: SEM Falls Short in Canadian Landfills
Simon Festa-Bianchet Monitoring Landfill Methane: A Comparison of Drone and Surface Measurement Techniques
Caroline J. Saul Key Landfill Emissions Research Needs & Knowledge Gaps
14:45 Discussion
15:05 Refreshment Break and Poster Discussions
15:35 Session 5: Oil & Gas Sources
Mary Kang Methane emissions from post-meter natural gas infrastructure
Lightning Talks
Christina Ma Estimating Alberta’s Surface Casing Methane Emissions
Gianni Micucci Geochemical Signatures of Methane Emissions from Non-Producing Oil and Gas Wells in Canada
Trevor Webber Numerical Approach to Develop Emissions Factors for Underground Natural Gas Pipeline Leaks due to Excavation Damage
16:10 Discussion
16:25 Session 6: Reporting / Data Analytics
Dan Zimmerle Ergodicity
Lightning Talks
David Tyner Occurrence Rates and Reoccurrence Rates of Unlit Flares in Western Canada
Gabriel Mathias Real-Time Emissions Tracking for Smarter, Compliant, and Efficient Gas Processing
16:55 Discussion
17:05 End of Day 1

Day 2
8:00 Registration / Coffee / Light breakfast
8:30 Opening Remarks / Welcome
8:35 Plenary Presentation

Giulia Ferrini – Introduction to OGMP 2.0 and linkages with MMRV Requirements in the EU Methane Regulation
9:00 Session 1: Satellites / Aircraft Capabilities
Sina Talebi-Moghaddam Airborne Detection and Quantification of Methane Plumes Using Long-Wavelength Infrared Hyperspectral Imaging
Mike Thorpe Performance Characterization of Aerial Gas Mapping LiDAR Scans of Snow-Covered Terrain and Infrastructure
Jason McKeever Detection and Quantification of Methane Emissions at the Facility Scale from Aircraft and Satellites
Dan Cusworth Carbon Mapper: Global Distributions of Super-Emitting Methane Sources
Daniel Bon Use of methane remote sensing data from airborne and satellite platforms by regulatory agencies in the United States
9:50 Discussion
10:20 Refreshment Break and Poster Discussions
10:55 Session 2: LDAR
Christiane Lemieux Efficient Monte Carlo Simulation of a Leak-Detection-And-Repair Program
Shona Wilde Real-World Assessment of Methane Leaks Detection and Repair (LDAR) Effectiveness
Jin-Ya Wang Validating LDAR Simulators Against Real-World Data: Insights from a GIS Agent-Based Modeling Architecture (GAMA)
Sina Kiaei How can low-cost sensors enhance emission detection and measurement for super-emitters in sites lacking continuous monitoring systems?
11:30 Discussion
12:00 Catered Lunch
13:00 Session 3: Agriculture
Andrew VanderZaag Methane Emissions From Canadian Agriculture: Measurement, Modeling, & Mitigation
Lightning Talks
Emma Tomalty Near Elimination of Methane Emissions From Livestock Slurry Using Chemical Additives
Mohammad Salehi Quantifying Methane Emissions from Canadian Agricultural Biogas Facilities
13:30 Discussion
13:50 Session 4: Wetlands
Peter Morse “Methane Lakes” of the Western Canadian Arctic
Aneta Bieniada Ecosystem-scale methane emissions from peatlands of the Hudson Bay Lowlands
Lightning Talk
Nazia Tabassum From Disturbance to Recovery: Quantifying the Impact of Seismic Lines and Restoration on Methane Emissions in Peatlands
14:35 Discussion
14:55 Refreshment Break and Poster Discussions
15:10 Session 5: Measurement Methods
Lightning Talks
Masoud Mahdianpari Freely Available Satellite Data for Global Methane Monitoring: Capabilities and Challenges
Mu-An Tsai Ground-based hyperspectral imaging of methane in landfills
Simon Festa-Bianchet In Search of a Potential Method to Measure Flare Combustion Efficiency using Drones – First Field Results
Afshan Khaleghi Integrating Lagrangian Modeling and Mobile Surveys for Regional Methane Emission Assessments
Marc Godin Canadian Emissions Reduction Innovation Consortium (CanERIC) – 2024 Results and Learnings
15:45 Discussion
16:05 Session 6: Methane Policy
Amanda Bryant A Jurisdictional Comparison of Oil and Gas Methane Regulations
Lightning Talks
Julie Doan-Prévost Alberta’s Methane Performance
Scott P. Seymour The Challenges of Choosing a Single Emission Intensity Metric for Oil and Gas Products
16:35 Discussion
17:05 End of Day 2
18:00 Symposium Dinner

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