China’s rare earth export delay offers US a chance to weaken Beijing’s grip on the market 10/30/2025

Oct 30, 2025 | Global, Global Energy Future Initiative, Mineral Foundations of the Energy Transition, Minerals and Metals Initiative, Payne News, US and Canada

China’s rare earth export delay offers US a chance to weaken Beijing’s grip on the market Ian Lange, professor of economics and business, said he thinks the U.S. and its allies can make significant progress in a year’s time to lessen China’s dominance of the...

A new frontier in the voluntary carbon market: Old, leaky oil wells 1/16/2025

Jan 16, 2025 | Accelerated Methane Reduction, Circular Economy, Global, Global Energy Future Initiative, Oil and Gas Initiative, Payne News, Responsible Gas Initiative, US and Canada

A new frontier in the voluntary carbon market: Old, leaky oil wells Payne Institute Energy Finance Lab Director Brad Handler contributed to this article about how over the last two years, developers have generated roughly 5 million carbon credits from cleaning up...

Mines professor working to slow methane leaks in natural gas production

Jan 9, 2025 | Accelerated Methane Reduction, Advanced Energy Systems, Circular Economy, Colorado, Global, Oil and Gas Initiative, Payne News, Research, Responsible Gas Initiative, US and Canada

Mines professor working to slow methane leaks in natural gas production Payne Institute Faculty Fellow Dorit Hammerling co-founded Energy Emissions Modeling and Data Lab (EEMDL) to directly implement processes to detect and stop natural gas leaks, and to provide...