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newsrel -- MEDIA ADVISORY: ARB, CEC and CA PUC will host symposium on studies of methane emissions from natural gas use in CA
Posted: 03 Jun 2016 18:07:30
Please consider the following media advisory from the California
Air Resources Board:
http://www.arb.ca.gov/newsrel/newsrelease.php?id=820
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 3, 2016
Media Advisory 16-25
CONTACT:
ARB Public Information Office
(916) 322-2990
pio@arb.ca.gov
MEDIA ADVISORY
Sacramento—On June 6 & 7, 2016, the Air Resources Board,
California Energy Commission and California Public Utilities
Commission will host a symposium on the current science and
results of various studies of methane emissions from natural gas
used in California.
This two-day symposium will bring together a range of
stakeholders to discuss how the latest information can be best
used to move forward with reducing methane emissions from the
natural gas supply chain. (Agenda here.)
The symposium will include a technology showcase featuring
various methane measuring technologies and mobile monitoring
tools.
What: Two-day symposium on reduction of methane emissions from
natural gas infrastructure hosted by the California Air Resources
Board (CARB), the California Energy Commission (CEC) and the
California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)
Where: Byron Sher Auditorium, second floor, CalEPA Building, 1001
I Street, Sacramento*
When: 8:15 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday, June 6, 2016
8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 7, 2016;
This event is open to the public but registration is appreciated.
Please register here (http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/oil-gas/symp.htm)
or at check-in Monday morning.
*The technology showcase will be set up in front of the Byron
Sher Auditorium Monday and Tuesday. On Tuesday, the mobile
detection technologies will be available for viewing in the
CalEPA courtyard.
Background:
In 2008, California began building its statewide methane
monitoring network. Since that time it has been a leader in
research on emissions of methane, the most prevalent short-lived
climate pollutant.
In the Fall of 2015 the massive natural gas leak at Aliso Canyon
in the Los Angeles Basin helped sharpen public awareness and
scientific focus on methane, which is the main component in
natural gas.
CARB is already in the rulemaking process for the Proposed
Regulation for Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards for Crude Oil
and Natural Gas Facilities to improve monitoring and prevent the
escape of fugitive methane from the state’s natural gas supply
network. In addition, the CPUC is developing, in cooperation with
CARB, rules required by SB 1371 (Leno) to minimize leaks from
natural gas pipeline and related facilities. Overall, these
regulations address emissions from the entire supply chain
located within California.
CARB is also developing a Short-lived Climate Pollutant (SLCP)
Strategy to evaluate how best to control fugitive methane and
other SLCPs within the greater context of curbing the worst
impacts of climate change.
California is in a drought emergency.
Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips.
