Archives: methane

Thursday, October 21, 2021

EERL’s latest methane research featured in The Narwhal

Research shows getting tough on methane could reduce warming by 0.3 C If Canada and other countries are serious about preventing global temperatures from rising more than 1.5 C, scientists say they should start with tougher regulations to slash methane pollution The Narwhal, October 21, 2021  By Ali Raza Professor Matthew Johnson says there’s... More

Wednesday, April 21, 2021

Methane Monitoring: Carleton Research Team Transforms Ways Oil and Gas Sectors Measure and Mitigate Emissions

To meet Canada’s goal of reducing methane emissions by at least 40 per cent by 2025, federal and provincial governments are rolling out regulations to fix methane leaks on oil and gas facility equipment. A big challenge, however, is to know exactly which equipment is leaking the invisible... More

Wednesday, April 14, 2021

EERL’s research on measuring methane emissions featured on CBC news

The Energy & Emissions Research Lab (EERL) recent publication has quantitatively and transparently tested a new airborne LiDAR technology developed by Bridger Photonics Inc., which has the potential to transform how oil and gas sector methane sources are detected, quantified, and mitigated. The federal government has made big investments in... More

Thursday, April 1, 2021

New EERL Publication Details Blinded Study of Novel Airborne Methane Source Detection Technology

In a new publication appearing in the prestigious journal Remote Sensing of Environment, the Energy & Emissions Research Lab (EERL) has quantitatively and transparently tested a new airborne LiDAR technology developed by Bridger Photonics Inc., which has the potential to transform how oil and gas sector methane sources are detected,... More

Monday, March 16, 2020

CBC News: EERL study finds federal regulations for methane more effective than Alberta’s, but both can improve

New research published by Carleton University’s Matthew Johnson and David Tyner in Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene suggest that the federal government's proposed regulations to reduce methane emissions, a potent greenhouse gas emitted by the oil and gas industry, would be more effective than competing regulations proposed by the Alberta... More

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Carleton Researchers Determine Mitigating Alberta Methane is Surprisingly Cost-Effective, Far Cheaper than Carbon Price Targets

A study published today by Carleton University’s David Tyner and Matthew Johnson in the prestigious journal Environmental Science and Technology reveals broad opportunities to mitigate methane emissions in Alberta’s oil and gas industry in a cost-effective way. Through detailed analysis of mitigation potential at nearly 10,000 individual... More

Friday, September 21, 2018

Prime Minister Trudeau learns about novel emissions measurement technology developments in Carleton – Natural Resources Canada Partnership

Earlier this month, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi toured CanmetENERGY’s Devon Research Centre in Alberta, which is the test site for a novel emissions measurement technology being developed by Carleton’s Energy and Emissions Research Lab (EERL). The CanmetENERGY facility focuses on technologies and... More

Thursday, March 1, 2018

Innovative Approaches to Detecting and Quantifying Fugitive Emissions

Ph.D. candidate Carol A. Brereton and Professor Matthew Johnson have published a new research paper in Atmospheric Environment that investigates an innovative approach to finding and measuring fugitive leaks within oil and gas facilities.  Also co-authored with EERL alum Ian Joynes and Prof. Lucy Campbell in Carleton's Mathematics Department,... More

Thursday, November 23, 2017

Reducing Methane Emissions, Carleton Symposium Tackles the Problem

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