{"id":703,"date":"2024-06-06T11:23:42","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T15:23:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/canch4\/?page_id=703"},"modified":"2025-10-20T14:35:30","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T18:35:30","slug":"speaker-presentations-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/canch4\/speaker-presentations-2\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 Speaker Presentations"},"content":{"rendered":"

Click on the presentation titles below (marked in red<\/em>) to re-visit your favourite talks and panel discussions.<\/p>\n

DAY 1 – <\/strong>Opening Remarks<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Yasir Naqvi, <\/strong>Member of Parliament Ottawa Centre
\nOpening Remarks (watch online)<\/a>
\nDrew Leyburne,<\/strong> Assistant Deputy Minister, Energy Efficiency & Technology Sector, Natural Resources Canada
\nOpening Remarks (watch online)<\/a><\/p>\n

Session 1a: Where We Stand — Canada’s Measurement Based Inventory and Trends – O&G<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Matt Johnson – Scientific Director, Energy & Emissions Research Lab, Carleton University<\/strong>
\n“Measured Inventory results for Canada’s upstream O&G sector<\/em>” (watch online)<\/a><\/p>\n

Owen Barrigar – Research Scientist, Pollutant Inventories and Reporting Division, ECCC<\/strong>
\n“National Inventory Report (NIR) improvements to oil and gas methane quantification<\/em>” (watch online)\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Felix Vogel – Research Scientist, Climate Research Division, ECCC<\/strong>
\n“Bottom-up and top-down synthesis for oil and gas emissions \u2013 Atmospheric observations and modelling as independent assessment tool” <\/em>(watch online)<\/a><\/p>\n

John Liggio – Senior Research Scientist, Air Quality Research Division, ECCC<\/strong>
\n“Quantifying methane emissions using aircraft in the oil sands and CHOPS regions of Canada<\/em>” (watch online)<\/a><\/p>\n

Zhenyu Xing – Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Calgary<\/strong>
\n“Satellite observations reveal a declining trend of methane emissions from Canada\u2019s Cold Heavy Oil Production with Sand (CHOPS) region<\/em>” (watch online)<\/a><\/p>\n

Session 1a Panel Discussion<\/strong>
\n“Where We Stand — Canada’s Measurement Based Inventory and Trends – O&G”<\/em> (watch online)<\/a><\/p>\n

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Session 1b: Canada’s Measurement Based Inventory and Trends – Landfills<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Dave Risk – Scientific Director, FluxLab, St. Francis Xavier University<\/strong><\/b>
\n“National landfill studies and implications<\/i>” (watch online)<\/a><\/p>\n

Susan Fraser – Engineer, Waste Reduction and Management Division, ECCC<\/b>
\n“ECCC landfill gas inventory \u2013 Bottom-up analysis of landfill methane generation and emissions<\/em>” (watch online)<\/a><\/p>\n

Tia Scarpelli – Research Scientist & Waste Sector Lead, Carbon Mapper<\/b>
\n“Quantifying methane emissions from United States landfills<\/i>” (watch online)<\/a><\/p>\n

Lawson Gillespie – Ph.D. Candidate, University of Toronto<\/b>
\n“Estimating methane emissions from the waste sector in Southern Ontario from atmospheric mobile in situ measurements<\/i>” (watch online)<\/a><\/p>\n

Athar Omidi – Data Analyst, FluxLab, St. Francis Xavier University<\/b>
\n“Emission dynamics: A comprehensive measurement study of Canadian landfills<\/i>” (watch online)<\/a><\/p>\n

Session 1b Panel Discussion<\/strong>
\n“Where We Stand — Canada’s Measurement Based Inventory and Trends – Landfills” <\/em>(watch online)<\/a><\/p>\n

Session 1c: Other Sources & Sectors<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Andrew VanderZaag – Research Scientist, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada<\/strong>
\n“Agricultural methane emissions<\/em>” (watch online)<\/a><\/p>\n

Peter Morse – Permafrost Expert, Natural Resources Canada\u2019s Geological Survey of Canada<\/strong>
\n“Collaborative ground and remote sensing studies to appraise methane release from warming permafrost in the western Canadian Arctic<\/em>” (watch online)<\/a><\/p>\n

Keyvan Ranjbar – Research Officer, National Research Council<\/strong>
\n“Airborne measurements of methane with NRC’s Twin Otter research aircraft in GHGMontreal project flights<\/em>” (watch online)<\/a><\/p>\n

Jalal Oliaee – Research Officer, Metrology Research Centre, National Research Council<\/strong>
\n“Measurement of natural methane emissions in the western Canadian arctic using an ultra-lightweight laser spectroscopic sensor aboard a small UAV<\/em>” (watch online)<\/a><\/p>\n

Session 1c Panel Discussion<\/strong>
\n“Where We Stand — Canada’s Measurement Based Inventory and Trends – Other Sources & Sectors” <\/em>(watch online)<\/a><\/p>\n

Session 2: Source Measurements<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Mary Kang – Assistant Professor, McGill University<\/strong>
\n“Methane emissions from non-producing oil and gas wells in Canada<\/em>” (watch online)<\/a><\/p>\n

Simon Festa-Bianchet – Postdoctoral Researcher, Energy & Emissions Research Lab, Carleton University<\/strong>
\n“Variability and Seasonality in Methane Emissions: Storage Tanks and Catalytic Heaters”<\/em> (watch online)<\/a><\/p>\n

Wayne Hillier – VP Technology, Modern West Advisory<\/strong>
\n“Storage Tanks and Other Sources”<\/em><\/p>\n

Session 2 Panel Discussion<\/strong>
\n“Source measurements” <\/em>(watch online)<\/a><\/p>\n

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Session 3a: How Much Measurement is Enough? Challenges of sample size, detection probability, and spatiotemporal variability<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Arvind Ravikumar – Co-Director, Energy Emissions Modeling and Data Lab (EEMDL), University of Texas at Austin<\/b>
\n“Value of operational data in developing measurement-informed emissions inventories<\/i>”<\/p>\n

Dan Zimmerle – Director, Methane Emissions Program, Colorado State University<\/b>
\n“Unaddressed uncertainties when scaling regional aircraft emissions surveys to basin emission estimates<\/i>” (watch online)<\/a><\/p>\n

Sahil Bhandari – Climate Scientist, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)<\/b>
\n“Capturing the spatiotemporal variability of point source emissions with limited number of surveys and sample size: Analysis of repeated flight overpass data from multi measurement campaigns<\/i>” (watch online)<\/a><\/p>\n

Matt Johnson – Scientific Director, Energy & Emissions Research Lab, Carleton University<\/strong><\/b>
\n“Effects of sample size and detection probability on inferences from aerial surveys of oil and gas infrastructure<\/i>” (watch online)<\/a><\/p>\n

Session 3a Panel Discussion<\/strong>
\n“How Much Measurement is Enough? Challenges of sample size, detection probability, and spatiotemporal variability” <\/em>(watch online)<\/a><\/p>\n

DAY 2<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Session 3b: How Much Measurement is Enough? Regulatory Effectiveness and Opportunities in Waste Sector<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Tarek Abichou – Professor, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, Florida State University<\/strong>
\n“Landfill measurements, inventories and MRV<\/em>”<\/p>\n

Charlotte Scheutz – Professor, Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Denmark<\/strong>
\n“Biogas & waste MRV in Denmark<\/em>” (watch online)<\/a><\/p>\n

Sanghyeon Song – Ph.D. Candidate, <\/b>McGill University<\/strong>
\n“Characterizing temporal and spatial variability of fugitive methane emissions at SainteSophie landfill using multi-scale measurements”<\/em> (watch online)<\/a><\/p>\n

Session 3b Panel Discussion<\/strong>
\n“How Much Measurement is Enough? Regulatory Effectiveness and Opportunities in Waste Sector” <\/a><\/em>(watch online)<\/a><\/p>\n

Session 4: The Role and Effectiveness of LDAR Surveys<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Shona Wilde – Postdoctoral Researcher, Energy & Emissions Research Lab, Carleton University<\/strong>
\n“The efficacy of LDAR programs in practice<\/em>” (watch online)<\/a><\/p>\n

Negar Nazari – Emissions Analyst, Alberta Methane Emissions Program (AMEP), Carbon Management Canada<\/strong>
\n“Assessing Alt-FEMP approved technologies through AMEP: Enhancing methane detection and management in Alberta’s oil and gas industry<\/em>”<\/p>\n

Dan Zimmerle – Director, Methane Emissions Program, Colorado State University<\/strong>
\n“Comparisons of on-site survey data with overflight measurements”<\/em> (watch online)<\/a><\/p>\n

Session 4 Panel Discussion<\/strong>
\n“The Role and Effectiveness of LDAR Surveys” <\/em>(watch online)<\/a><\/p>\n

Session 5: Aerial & Satellite Detection Technology<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Rafee Iftakhar Hossain – Research Engineer, FluxLab, St. Francis Xavier University<\/strong>
\n“A controlled release experiment for investigating methane measurement performance at landfills<\/em>” (watch online)<\/a><\/p>\n

Kyle Daun – Professor, Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, University of Waterloo<\/strong>
\n“Airborne long-wavelength infrared hyperspectral detection of methane emissions<\/em>” (watch online)<\/a><\/p>\n

Michael Thorpe – CTO, Bridger Photonics<\/strong>
\n“Aerial gas mapping LiDAR for methane emissions management at oil and gas infrastructure<\/em>” (watch online)<\/a><\/p>\n

Jason McKeever – Director of Science and Systems, GHGSat<\/strong>
\n“Validation and metrics for methane plume imaging and quantification<\/em>” (watch online)<\/a><\/p>\n

Session 5 Panel Discussion<\/strong>
\n“Aerial & Satellite Detection Technology” <\/em>(watch online)<\/a><\/p>\n

Session 6: Technology R&D for Detection, Quantification, Continuous Monitoring, & Mitigation<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Dan Zimmerle – Director, Methane Emissions Program, Colorado State University<\/strong>
\n“Updates on METEC trials of continuous monitoring solutions<\/em>” (watch online)<\/a><\/p>\n

Stefan Bokaemper – CEO, Kuva Systems<\/strong>
\n“Determining the emissions mitigation equivalency of continuous monitoring cameras with monthly OGI inspections<\/em>” (watch online)<\/a><\/p>\n

Afshan Khaleghi – Ph.D. Candidate, FluxLab, St. Francis Xavier University<\/strong>
\n“Advancing methane source localization and quantification: A refined Lagrangian approach for CH4 sources<\/em>” (watch online)<\/a><\/p>\n

Kyle Daun – Professor, Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, University of Waterloo<\/strong>
\n“Quantifying the uncertainty of truck-based methane emission estimates<\/em>” (watch online)<\/a><\/p>\n

Hamish Adam – Director, Boreal Laser<\/strong>
\n“Quantitative CH4 Emissions Monitoring with Open Path Laser Analyzers<\/em>” (watch online)<\/a><\/p>\n

Session 6 Panel Discussion<\/strong>
\n“Technology R&D for Detection, Quantification, Continuous Monitoring, & Mitigation” <\/em>(watch online)<\/a><\/p>\n

Session 7: Mitigation Analysis<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Alexandre Cabral – Professor, Universit\u00e9 de Sherbrooke<\/strong>
\n“Residual and fugitive methane emission mitigation using biosystems”<\/em> (watch online)<\/a><\/p>\n

Alberto Alva – Managing Partner, Process Ecology<\/strong>
\n“Techno-Economic Analysis of Methane Mitigation Pathways for the Upstream Oil & Gas Sector in Canada” <\/em>(watch online)<\/a><\/p>\n

Robert Kleinberg – Senior Research Scholar, Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University <\/strong>
\n“Problems with Greenhouse Gas Life Cycle Analyses” <\/em>(watch online)<\/a><\/p>\n

Session 8: Faster & Further – A Facilitated Discussion of Next Steps<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Tom Curry – Director, Policy and Analysis Division, Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management\u2019s Office of Resource Sustainability, US Department of Energy<\/strong>
\n“Multinational Efforts toward MRV Standards” <\/em>(watch online)<\/a><\/p>\n

Q & A with Tom Curry<\/strong>
\n“Faster & Further” <\/em>(watch online)<\/a><\/p>\n

Dave Risk – Scientific Director, FluxLab, St. Francis Xavier University (moderator)<\/strong><\/b>
\nFacilitated Group Discussion – Next Steps for Canadian Methane Action <\/em>(watch online)<\/a><\/p>\n

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DAY 3<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Special Session: EU-Canada Dialogue on Methane<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Andr\u00e9 von Walter<\/strong>, Head of Trade and Economic Section, Delegation of the European Union to Canada
\nOpening remarks<\/em> (watch online)<\/a><\/p>\n

Adrian Manlagnit,<\/strong> Deputy Director, Office of Energy Research and Development\/ Gas and Fuels Systems including methane emission reduction RD&D programs, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
\nOpening remarks<\/em> (watch online)<\/a><\/p>\n

James Diamond,<\/strong> Manager, Technical Operations & Upstream Regulatory Team at Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
\n “New federal regulations on methane in Canada”<\/em> (watch online)<\/a><\/p>\n

Andreea Calcan,<\/strong> Programme Management Officer at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
\n“United Nations Environment Programme”<\/em> (watch online)<\/a><\/p>\n

Panel discussions and Q&A<\/strong>
\nPanelists:
\n\u2022 Amanda Bryant,<\/strong> Senior Analyst, Pembina Institute
\n\u2022 Deborah Gordon,<\/strong> Senior Principal, RMI
\n\u2022 Emils Lagzdins,<\/strong> Senior Policy Officer, International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (IOGP) Europe
\n\u2022 Katlyn MacKay,<\/strong> Scientist, Global Methane, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)
\n\u2022 Matthew Johnson,<\/strong> Professor & Head of Energy & Emissions Research Lab, Carleton University
\nPanel discussions and Q&A<\/em> (watch online)<\/a><\/p>\n

Gabriele Wagner, <\/strong>Team Leader, EU Climate Dialogues (EUCDs) Project
\nClosing remarks<\/em> (watch online)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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