Re-visit your favourite talks and panel discussions from the 2025 event!
Featured Talks
Matthew Johnson, Energy & Emissions Research Lab (EERL), Carleton University Welcome & Land Acknowledgement (watch online)
Frank Des Rosiers, Assistant Deputy Minister, Energy Efficiency & Technology Sector, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Symposium Opening (watch online)
Euan Nisbet, Royal Holloway, University of London
Keynote Address: “Perspectives on the Past, Present and Future of Atmospheric Methane“ (watch online)
Felipe Poblete Rojas, ImplementaSur
Plenary Presentation: “Scaling Methane Mitigation in the Waste Sector: Perspectives from Chile and the Global South”“ (watch online)
Session 1: Methane Inventories I
Anna Hodshire – Colorado State University “Models models everywhere / Shall I compare thee to each other?” (watch online)
Arvind Ravikumar – University of Texas at Austin “Integrating Measurement Data with Operational Information for Accurate Methane Emission Inventories” (watch online)
William Daniels – Johns Hopkins University “Sampling variability under extreme skewness: sample size guidance for future methane measurement campaigns” (watch online)
Matthew Johnson – Energy & Emissions Research Lab, Carleton University “Implications of Repeated Measurement-Based UOG Methane Inventories in Western Canada” (watch online)
Session 1 Panel Discussion “Methane Inventories I” (watch online)
Session 2: Methane Inventories II
Michael Moy – Colorado State University “Upstream Emissions Distributions in the State of Colorado” (watch online)
Bradley Conrad – Carbon Mapper “Methane Super-Emitters in the Global Oil and Gas sector: Basin-scale Inventories, Intensities, and Contributions” (watch online)
Lauren Bowman – Modern West Advisory “Comparing Aerial LiDAR Scans with Ground-Based Source-Level Measurements to Inform Robust Oil and Gas Methane Inventories” (watch online)
Yori Jamin – PETRONAS Canada “An Industry View on Effective Methane Monitoring and Field Follow-Up” (watch online)
Session 2 Panel Discussion “Methane Inventories II” (watch online)
Session 3: Waste MRV & Mitigation
David Risk – St. Francis Xavier University “Advancing Landfill Methane Measurement: Insights from the SIMFLEX Controlled Release Facility” (watch online)
Nadia Tarakki – St. Francis Xavier University “Rethinking EPA Method 21 Surface Emissions Monitoring: Quantifying Performance Limits for Methane Detection at Municipal Solid Waste Landfills” (watch online)
Keyvan Ranjbar – National Research Council Canada “Airborne In-Situ and Hyperspectral Characterization of Landfill Emissions in Quebec” (watch online)
Minxuan Wang – Carleton University “Process-based Analysis as a tool to quantify the effectiveness of Methane Oxidation Biosystems (MOBs) to reduce residual landfill emissions” (watch online)
Wameed Alghazali – Sherbrooke University “Can Methane Oxidation Biosystems (MOBs) Survive Winter? Process-Based Evaluation of Passive and Active MOBs Using GEGCSim” (watch online)
Session 3 Panel Discussion “Waste MRV & Mitigation” (watch online)
Session 4: Agriculture and Natural Sources
Nathan Sweet – University of Colorado at Boulder “Not Just Burps: Total Methane Emissions From a Cattle Feedlot” (watch online)
Trevor Coates – Agriculture and Agri‑Food Canada “Advances in Measuring, Modeling, and Mitigating Methane Emissions in Canadian Agriculture” (watch online)
Noah Boss – University of Waterloo “Empirical Modeling of Annual Peatland CH₄ Emissions Across Canada Using Harmonized Flux Dataset and ERA5 Climate Predictors” (watch online)
Scott Davidson – Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) “CanFlux: A National Network for Ecosystem-Climate Interactions” (watch online)
Session 4 Panel Discussion “Agriculture and Natural Sources” (watch online)
Session 5: Satellites
Sabour Baray – Environment and Climate Change Canada “Monitoring subnational-scale methane emissions in Canada from space using a constellation of satellites and inverse modelling” (watch online)
Ray Nassar – Environment and Climate Change Canada “Future satellite observations of CH4 from the proposed Arctic Observing Mission (AOM)” (watch online)
Joseph Mendonca – Environment and Climate Change Canada “Identifying Methane Plumes from Space Using a Convolution Neural Network” (watch online)
Mohammad Marjani – Memorial University of Newfoundland “Self-Supervised Contrastive Learning for Methane Plume Detection using Sentinel-2 Satellite Imagery” (watch online)
Session 5 Panel Discussion “Satellites” (watch online)
Session 6: Downstream Sources & Cities
Roisin Commane – Columbia University “Methane sources in cities re-interpretated using new laboratory results” (watch online)
Yuwei Zhao – Columbia University “Inefficient Consumption of Natural Gas Drives Methane Emissions from a Megacity” (watch online)
Mary Kang – McGill University “The role of hydrogen blending on methane and hydrogen emissions from existing natural gas infrastructure” (watch online)
Joelle Uribe – Southern Methodist University “Comparison of Approaches to Estimate Leak Rate from Belowground Natural Gas Pipeline Leaks Using Surface Concentration Measurements” (watch online)
David Tyner – Carleton University “Midstream Infrastructure Measurements: Another Piece of the Methane Pie” (watch online)
Session 6 Panel Discussion “Downstream Sources & Cities” (watch online)
Session 7: Methane Benchmarking and Policy I
Chris Donahue – Bridger Photonics, Inc. “Benchmarking Methane Emissions Across Major U.S. Oil and Gas Basins Using Aerial Gas Mapping LiDAR” (watch online)
Tecle Rufael – SLR International “Source Specific Benchmarking for Oil and Gas Operations from Large Scale Aerial Methane Measurements” (watch online)
Sue Fraser – Environment and Climate Change Canada “Overview of Federal Landfill Methane Regulations” (watch online)
Athar Omidi – St. Francis Xavier University “Integrated measurement evidence and policy modeling reveal limited impact of Canada’s new landfill methane regulation” (watch online)
Session 7 Panel Discussion “Methane Benchmarking and Policy I” (watch online)
Session 8: Measurement Technologies & Fixed Sensors
Kyle Daun – University of Waterloo “Evaluation of Fixed Sensor Monitoring of Controlled Tanks” (watch online)
Alberto Alva – Process Ecology “Continuous Monitoring of Tank Methane Emissions Using RT-X: One-Year Experience” (watch online)
Stefan Bokaemper – Kuva Systems “Vendor agnostic method for determining continuous monitoring sensor numbers and placement for sufficient site coverage” (watch online)
Evan Dodd – University of Waterloo “Vehicle-Based Quantification of CH4 Emissions using a Hierarchical Bayesian Approach” (watch online)
Shoma Yamanouchi – Environment and Climate Change Canada “Optimization of the Gaussian Dispersion Model Inversion for Estimating Methane Emissions in Canada” (watch online)
Session 8 Panel Discussion “Measurement Technologies & Fixed Sensors” (watch online)
Session 9: Methane Sources & Measurement Technologies
Negar Nazari – Carbon Management Canada “Detection and Quantification of Methane Emissions Over Snow Using Airborne, Optical, and Continuous Monitoring Technologies” (watch online)
Robyn Latimer – Memorial University of Newfoundland “Vehicle-Based Methane Detection, Attribution, and Quantification in Upstream Oil and Gas: Controlled Release Validation and Field Case Study” (watch online)
Liam Woolley – McGill University “Helicopter-based detection and quantification of methane emissions from plugged oil and gas wells in British Columbia, Canada” (watch online)
Mu-An Tsai – University of Waterloo “Ground-based Hyperspectral Imaging of Methane at Landfills Under Winter Conditions Via a Controlled Release Study” (watch online)
Milos Krnjaja – Alberta Energy Regulator “Field Screening of Engine Exhaust Methane Slip” (watch online)
Session 9 Panel Discussion “Methane Sources & Measurement Technologies” (watch online)
Session 10: Methane Benchmarking and Policy II
Shona Wilde – Energy & Emissions Research Lab (EERL), Carleton University “Stronger Regulations, Lower Methane: A Case Study of Regulatory Ambition Across Canadian Provinces” (watch online)
Matthew Johnson – Energy & Emissions Research Lab (EERL), Carleton University “How Equivalent are the newly updated ECCC and Alberta Methane Regulations? An ongoing technical Analysis” (watch online)
Christine Gerbode – Environmental Defense Fund “Canada’s Job Creation Opportunity: An Input-Output Analysis of Federal Methane Regulations” (watch online)
Session 10 Panel Discussion “Methane Benchmarking and Policy II” (watch online)