Avoiding Climate Change via Waste Management
8 May @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
The UK has committed to reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. But not all greenhouse gases come from burning fossil fuels. Waste management, which includes landfill, waste-water, incineration and composting, is estimated to contribute ~19 million tonnes of CO2 equivalents every year, with a significant portion of this derived from methane, a much more polluting gas than CO2.
Tristan Rees-White, of the University of Southampton, heads a methane emission monitoring team working to reduce emissions across the sector.
