Uploaded March 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Bryony speaks to two fascinating guests, both specialising in methane emissions, their causes and impacts.
Dr. Sebastien Biraud is a biogeochemist, leading the Climate Sciences Department. Sebastien's work has taken him to the tropical rainforests of the Amazon, the great plains of the United States, and the Arctic tundra. He is currently co-leading/leading projects for the U.S. Department of Energy and the California Energy Commission. These projects involve integrating and applying high-precision greenhouse gas observations to advance research on the atmospheric carbon cycle and to enhance measurement, reporting, and verification of greenhouse gas emissions.
Sharon is a 5th generation Texan who, after 12 years working for the oil and gas industry in Ft. Worth, left and bought 42 acres in Wise County. Unknown to her at the time was that George Mitchell was experimenting in Wise County to figure out how to produce oil and gas from shale. She had a ringside seat at the sneak preview called Fracking Impacts. This experience prompted her to join Earthworks’, working on their Oil & Gas Accountability Project in 2010. In 2014, she became a certified optical gas imaging thermographer and now travels across the U.S. making visible the invisible methane pollution from oil and gas facilities through her non-profit, Oilfield Witness, and giving tours to media, Members of Congress, state lawmakers, regulators, and investment bankers.
Links
Explore Sharon's work at Oilfield Witness here: oilfieldwitness.org
View Oilfield Witness' award-winning documentary here: youtube.com/watch?v=dMT2ESXlZ14
Read Sebastien's interview about his work for the Berkeley Lab News Centre here: newscenter.lbl.gov/2021/11/10/methanes-short-lifespan-presents-golden-opportunity-to-quickly-address-climate-change
Read about EDF's MethaneSAT, a recently-launched satellite to track global methane emissions: ft.com/content/d3d8e7fe-4f0f-4eaf-9bc3-ae99b3fa322a
Learn more about MethaneSAT here: methanesat.org
Related Episodes
Tackling Super Pollutants - Ep146: Jason Anderson: https://www.cleaningup.live/tackling-super-pollutants-ep146-jason-anderson/
Bryony speaks to two fascinating guests, both specialising in methane emissions, their causes and impacts.
Dr. Sebastien Biraud is a biogeochemist, leading the Climate Sciences Department. Sebastien's work has taken him to the tropical rainforests of the Amazon, the great plains of the United States, and the Arctic tundra. He is currently co-leading/leading projects for the U.S. Department of Energy and the California Energy Commission. These projects involve integrating and applying high-precision greenhouse gas observations to advance research on the atmospheric carbon cycle and to enhance measurement, reporting, and verification of greenhouse gas emissions.
Sharon is a 5th generation Texan who, after 12 years working for the oil and gas industry in Ft. Worth, left and bought 42 acres in Wise County. Unknown to her at the time was that George Mitchell was experimenting in Wise County to figure out how to produce oil and gas from shale. She had a ringside seat at the sneak preview called Fracking Impacts. This experience prompted her to join Earthworks’, working on their Oil & Gas Accountability Project in 2010. In 2014, she became a certified optical gas imaging thermographer and now travels across the U.S. making visible the invisible methane pollution from oil and gas facilities through her non-profit, Oilfield Witness, and giving tours to media, Members of Congress, state lawmakers, regulators, and investment bankers.
Links
Explore Sharon's work at Oilfield Witness here: oilfieldwitness.org
View Oilfield Witness' award-winning documentary here: youtube.com/watch?v=dMT2ESXlZ14
Read Sebastien's interview about his work for the Berkeley Lab News Centre here: newscenter.lbl.gov/2021/11/10/methanes-short-lifespan-presents-golden-opportunity-to-quickly-address-climate-change
Read about EDF's MethaneSAT, a recently-launched satellite to track global methane emissions: ft.com/content/d3d8e7fe-4f0f-4eaf-9bc3-ae99b3fa322a
Learn more about MethaneSAT here: methanesat.org
Related Episodes
Tackling Super Pollutants - Ep146: Jason Anderson: https://www.cleaningup.live/tackling-super-pollutants-ep146-jason-anderson/
