Landfills contribute 20% of Canada's methane emissions and are a priority target for emission reduction. In 2015, 63% of methane emissions from landfills evaded capture and were emitted into the atmosphere, representing a significant gap in mitigating methane release.
With landfills mainly managed at the municipal level, they are critical for achieving net-zero emissions at both the local and national scales. With the burden on municipalities to manage landfill emissions, new and innovative mechanisms are urgently required for improved methane capture.
The Mitigation of Methane Emission Hot-spots from Municipal Landfills project aims to assess the impact of hot-spots associated with landfill infrastructure on methane emissions through new developments in hyperspectral imaging and state-of-the-art expertise in methane monitoring.
Working with municipal partners across southern Ontario, our hope is to provide tools that will help municipalities to better monitor and reduce landfill emissions, applicable to landfills across the country, and contribute to federal priorities for reducing national emissions and reaching net-zero emissions by 2050.
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Sandani Buddhima selected as 2024 Master’s Scholar by Environmental Research & Education Foundation
Congratulations to team member Sandani Buddhima on being selected as a 2024 Master’s Scholar for her research on drivers of spatial and seasonal variation of methane emissions from capped landfills in Southern Ontario.
Principal Investigator Laura Hug named as Member of the Royal Society of Canada College
Dr. Hug, Lead Principal Investigator and Canada Research Chair in Environmental Microbiology, is one of 56 new Members being welcomed as part of the 2024 Cohort.
Principal Investigator Laura Hug goes to Parliament to talk science
Dr. Laura Hug was selected to be one of 47 delegates to participate in this year’s Science Meets Parliament (SMP) program which took place in Ottawa on May 6-7, 2024.