Dear Colleagues: *Please use the Zoom link below for this meeting that starts now 4:40 PM EST March 5, 2006: * *Ron Baiman is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.*
Best, Ron and Mike Topic: HPAC Presentation on Methane Removal Time: Mar 5, 2026 04:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://benu.zoom.us/j/83619429621?pwd=3oszaQOyBI9WbKysfwoxYY2MykBSYD.1 Meeting ID: 836 1942 9621 Passcode: 125142 --- One tap mobile +13126266799,,83619429621#,,,,*125142# US (Chicago) +16465588656,,83619429621#,,,,*125142# US (New York) Join instructions https://benu.zoom.us/meetings/83619429621/invitations?signature=fENyUeAvwkXDQyvOIYJH0k6J7ryuRKxx2Vt2huccTl8 On Fri, Feb 27, 2026 at 11:10 AM 'Michael MacCracken' via Healthy Planet Action Coalition (HPAC) <[email protected]> wrote: > *Dear HPAC Colleagues:* > > I’m pleased to announce that on *Thursday, March 5, 2026 at 4:30 PM EST > (so one hour earlier than our normal starting time) *we will have an HPAC > presentation by two experts on atmospheric methane from Spark Climate > Solutions (https://www.sparkclimate.org). Spark Climate Solutions > sponsors a research portfolio considering, among other things, the > potential viability of reducing methane’s atmospheric lifetime as a means > of reducing its radiative forcing. Our speakers will be Dr. Megan Melamed > and Dr. Katrine Gorham, who together will present a talk titled > “Atmospheric Methane Removal: Exploring the Viability of a Hypothesized > Open-System Climate Intervention.” An abstract of the talk and their bios > are included below. After the talk, there will be time for questions and > discussion. > > We look forward to seeing you there: > https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88954851189?pwd=2OEdvleb4UpYfK4a950ryohFWcw93F.1 > (passcode 662519). > > Best Regards, Mike MacCracken for HPAC > > > > *Abstract:* > > Methane emissions have contributed to roughly 30% (0.5˚C) of current > global warming since preindustrial times, second only to carbon dioxide. > Even with aggressive emissions reduction strategies, atmospheric methane > concentrations are expected to remain high due to hard-to-abate sources, > including warming-induced emissions from permafrost thaw and warming of > tropical wetlands. While cutting emissions is essential, existing > mitigation tools may not be enough to manage climate risk. > > Methane removal has emerged as a potential climate strategy to help reduce > climate risk. But the field is in its early stages and needs foundational > research, coordination, and rapid efforts to rigorously assess different > potential methane removal pathways. It is a complex topic with many > scientific, social, legal, and governance dimensions that are not well > understood, along with moral and ethical considerations specific to > open-system interventions. This presentation introduces Spark Climate > Solutions' Methane Removal Program and its support of foundational research > to understand which methane removal approaches—if any—may be climate > beneficial, socially acceptable, and cost-plausible with a pathway to scale. > > *Bios* > > *Megan Melamed, PhD, Methane Removal Program Lead* > > Megan leads Spark’s methane removal program, leveraging her expertise as > an atmospheric scientist and strategic leader to accelerate the assessment > of the viability of methane removal to inform the climate solutions > portfolio. Before joining Spark, Megan served as Deputy Director of NOAA’s > Chemical Sciences Laboratory, and earlier in her career she was Executive > Director of the International Global Atmospheric Chemistry (IGAC) Project. > She also served as an AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow at the U.S. > EPA and as an NSF International Research Fellow in Mexico City. Megan > studied environmental engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder > (PhD ’06). > > *Katrine Gorham, PhD, Methane Removal Program Manager* > > Katrine leads the methane removal research funding program and scientific > roadmapping at Spark. Her work focuses on engaging with the scientific > community to support the development and growth of a robust research > ecosystem for the emerging field of methane removal. Prior to Spark, > Katrine led scientific programs and operations, most recently for the NSF > Office of Polar Programs Arctic Research Support and Logistics contract, as > well as for the NSF National Ecological Observatory Network and the UC > Davis Air Quality Research Center. Katrine studied atmospheric chemistry at > the University of California Irvine (PhD ’09). > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Healthy Planet Action Coalition (HPAC)" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/healthy-planet-action-coalition/ad3168a6-96fd-4ab0-b4bb-47c2fde19649%40comcast.net > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/healthy-planet-action-coalition/ad3168a6-96fd-4ab0-b4bb-47c2fde19649%40comcast.net?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Healthy Planet Action Coalition <http://www.healthyplanetaction.org> YouTube Channel <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdt5vatByfyg-Pm9Vu6ahZg> @HPACoalition (Bluesky and Twitter/X) SAI Deployment and Risks to Human Civilization: The Question is No Longer If, but How, When, Where, and by Whom? <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hvklktEZSciny9JnuMaU4Jn6_2pRN8w6/view?usp=sharing> 2025 Baiman, MacCracken and Slater. AGU Poster On-line Conference_The Global Heating Emergency:_Preventing 2.0C by 2040: What's the Plan? <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmAnfVCGVeI> Addressing the Urgent Need for Direct Climate Cooling: Rationale and Options <https://academic.oup.com/oocc/article/4/1/kgae014/7731760> Baiman et al. 2024. *Oxford Open Climate Change* An Open Letter to the IMO Supporting Maritime Transport that Cools the Atmosphere While Preserving Air Quality Benefits <https://academic.oup.com/oocc/article/4/1/kgae008/7706251>. Baiman et al. 2024. *Oxford Open Climate Change* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "geoengineering" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/geoengineering/CAPhUB9BheC8BooOX%2BMf98djNP%2BGZW4vK6_8aJXXJp18zSyhj9Q%40mail.gmail.com.
