{"id":2340655,"date":"2024-09-13T10:43:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-13T14:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-congressman-pushes-for-methane-capture-clean-hydrogen-tax-credits-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-13T10:56:21","modified_gmt":"2024-09-13T14:56:21","slug":"virginia-congressman-pushes-for-methane-capture-clean-hydrogen-tax-credits-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-congressman-pushes-for-methane-capture-clean-hydrogen-tax-credits-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia congressman pushes for methane capture, clean hydrogen tax credits &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvirginia-congressman-pushes-for-methane-capture-clean-hydrogen-tax-credits-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2340655&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Virginia Congressman Don \u200bBeyer, \u200dalongside\u2064 Republican Rep. Doug Lamborn, is advocating for new legislation\u200b aimed at\u2062 enhancing methane capture and improving monitoring\u2064 efforts to address methane leakage. Beyer \u2063highlights that \u200cexisting capture technologies are \u200doften hampered \u2064by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fda-has-blood-on-its-hands\/\" title=\"The FDA bears responsibility for harm caused\">insufficient monitoring<\/a>\u2062 and coordination between agencies, leading to greenhouse gases escaping into the \u2063atmosphere. The \u2062proposed \u200bMethane Monitoring Science\u2064 Act intends to allocate $1.8 million to NASA \u200dto \u200dcreate \u2062a comprehensive\u2064 federal strategy for\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-congressional-republicans-democrats-oppose-biden-lng-export-ban\/\" title=\"Texas GOP, Dems reject Biden&#039;s LNG export ban\">monitoring methane emissions<\/a>, which is a \u200dsignificant contributor to \u200dglobal warming, \u200ctrailing only carbon dioxide.\u200b Despite methane\u200c accounting for approximately 16% of human-caused greenhouse gas emissions\u2014primarily\u200d from agriculture \u2064and fossil fuel activities\u2014its impact \u200dis notably severe, warranting\u200b focused legislative efforts to improve capture \u2063and mitigation techniques.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Virginia congressman pushes for methane capture, clean hydrogen tax credits<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1759604\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square)&nbsp;&mdash; Greenhouse gas methane escapes capture in some cases, not due to deficiencies in capture technology but because of gaps in monitoring and interagency coordination, according to Virginia Democratic Rep. Don Beyer.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Beyer and Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colo., introduced legislation Wednesday to address those issues.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Innovative technologies are available to mitigate or capture methane leakage, but a primary challenge is finding and tracking those leaks,&rdquo; Beyer said. &ldquo;Our legislation would facilitate the identification of methane leaks, and ensure timely and effective mitigation efforts.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Methane is the &ldquo;second-largest contributor to global warming after carbon dioxide,&rdquo; according to the Climate and Clean Air Coalition &ndash; but there&rsquo;s much more of the latter. While carbon dioxide accounts for about 76% of manmade global greenhouse gas emissions, methane comprises just 16%, according to the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions. Agriculture and fossil fuels are the largest anthropogenic (human-influenced) sources of methane.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Methane Monitoring Science Act authorizes $1.8 million to NASA to develop a federal strategy for the large-scale monitoring of methane. NASA is to work with other government agencies to ensure a cohesive, maximally efficient, government-wide strategy and can employ satellites, ground-based and airborne devices to detect and track methane emissions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Beyer was also part of a congressional coalition for another environmental cause this week. He and several others led a letter from 66 members of Congress that petitioned the Biden administration to finalize rules for a clean hydrogen tax credit that they believe will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/qatar-airways-considers-buying-boeing-777x-freighter\/\" title=\"Qatar Airways considers buying Boeing 777X freighter\">reduce emissions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The 45V tax credit is a key part of the [Inflation Reduction Act], which will help decarbonize hard-to-abate industrial sections. Treasury&rsquo;s proposed rules for 45V remain critical to ensuring that 45V does not increase net carbon pollution, and we urge Treasury to finalize rules consistent with its proposal,&rdquo; the lawmakers wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Congress recommended a &ldquo;three-pillar framework&rdquo; for the rules that will prevent the greenwashing of more traditional means of energy production.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The hydrogen tax credit [can be] part of a solution to this problem by stimulating demand for new sources of clean electricity generation while fulfilling its primary goal of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-rules-against-bidens-epa-says-agency-does-not-have-authority-to-regulate-carbon-dioxide-emissions\/\" title=\"Supreme Court Rules Against Biden\u2019s EPA, Says Agency Does Not Have Authority To Regulate Carbon Dioxide Emissions\">reducing carbon pollution<\/a>,&rdquo; they wrote.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1759604\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1759604\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Virginia Congressman Advocates for Methane Capture and Clean Hydrogen Tax Credits (The Center Square) \u2014 According to Virginia Democratic Representative Don Beyer, methane, a greenhouse gas, often goes uncaptured not because of flaws in capture technology but due to shortcomings in monitoring and coordination among agencies. On Wednesday, Beyer and Republican Representative Doug Lamborn from Colorado introduced legislation aimed at resolving these issues. &#8220;While innovative technologies exist to mitigate or capture methane leaks, the main challenge lies in detecting and tracking those leaks,&#8221; Beyer stated. &#8220;Our proposed legislation would enhance the identification of methane leaks and ensure prompt and effective mitigation efforts.&#8221; Methane is identified as the &#8220;second-largest contributor to global warming after carbon dioxide,&#8221; as noted by the Climate and Clean Air Coalition; however, carbon dioxide is significantly more prevalent. It accounts for approximately 76% of human-caused global greenhouse gas emissions, while methane makes up about 16%, according to the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions. The primary human-influenced sources of methane are agriculture and fossil fuels. The Methane Monitoring Science Act allocates $1.8 million to NASA for developing a federal strategy focused on large-scale monitoring of methane emissions. NASA will collaborate with other government agencies to create an efficient government-wide approach using satellites along with ground-based and airborne tools for detecting methane emissions. Additionally, this week Beyer joined a congressional coalition advocating for another environmental initiative by leading a letter signed by 66 members of Congress urging the Biden administration to finalize regulations regarding a clean hydrogen tax credit that they believe will help reduce emissions. &#8220;The 45V tax credit is an essential component of the [Inflation Reduction Act], which aims to decarbonize challenging industrial sectors,&#8221; wrote the lawmakers, emphasizing that Treasury&#8217;s proposed rules are crucial in ensuring that this tax credit does not lead to increased net carbon pollution; they urged Treasury to finalize rules aligned with its proposal. Congress suggested a \u201cthree-pillar framework\u201d for these regulations designed to prevent greenwashing within traditional energy production methods. They concluded that \u201cthe hydrogen tax credit can be part of addressing this issue by boosting demand for new clean electricity generation sources while achieving its primary objective of reducing carbon pollution.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2340656,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Amos-Miller-Farm-Photo.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[40823,5408,40822,40824,5468],"class_list":["post-2340655","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-clean-hydrogen","tag-congressman","tag-methane-capture","tag-tax-credits","tag-virginia"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Amos-Miller-Farm-Photo.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2340655","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2340655"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2340655\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2340656"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2340655"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2340655"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2340655"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}