Tag: Methane
Cut methane emissions to avert global temperature rise, UN-backed study urges
Methane emissions caused by human activity can be reduced by up to 45 per cent this decade, thus helping to keep global temperature rise to…
Climate-friendly microbes chomp dead plants without releasing heat-trapping methane
The tree of life just got a little bigger: A team of scientists from the U.S. and China has identified an entirely new group of…
In Calculating the Social Cost of Methane, Equity Matters
What is the cost of 1 ton of a greenhouse gas? When a climate-warming gas such as carbon dioxide or methane is emitted into the…
Oil and natural gas production emit more methane than previously thought
Research finds EPA underestimates methane emissions from oil and gas production. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is underestimating methane emissions from oil and gas production…
Arctic Methane Release Due to Melting Ice is Likely to Happen Again
Beneath the cold, dark depths of the Arctic ocean sit vast reserves of methane. These stores rest in a delicate balance, stable as a solid…
The moon controls the release of methane in Arctic Ocean
It may not be very well known, but the Arctic Ocean leaks enormous amounts of the potent greenhouse gas methane. These leaks have been ongoing…
As Canada curbs methane emissions, new measurements show problem bigger than thought
Reported greenhouse gas emissions from Canada’s oilpatch have more than doubled in the year’s first half as changes to how they are measured revealed a…
Pipe upgrade project set to slash methane footprint of Britain’s gas network
A project to replace the UK’s old iron mains gas pipes with a network capable of carrying hydrogen and biomethane is on course to reduce…
Studies show global methane emissions rising due to oil, gas, agriculture
Two new studies show United States oil and gas drilling along with agricultural production worldwide are driving up global emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse…
Burger King Begins Using Specific Diet for Cows that Reduces Methane Emissions
Burger King brand has partnered with scientists to develop and test a new diet for cows, which according to initial study results, reduces up to…
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