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Reducing air pollution could increase methane emissions from wetlands – here’s what needs to be done

Reducing air pollution could increase methane emissions from wetlands – here’s what needs to be done: Sampling in a Pantanal lake, Brazil. Vincent Gauci, CC BY-NC-ND What if well-meaning policies that reduce one atmospheric pollutant could also increase natural emissions of powerful greenhouse gases? Our findings, just published in the journal Science Advances, advance an …

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Meat and dairy industry’s attempt to change how we measure methane emissions would let polluters off the hook

Meat and dairy industry’s attempt to change how we measure methane emissions would let polluters off the hook: Methane has contributed [around 25%](https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-023-02041-1) of the global temperature rise since industrialisation ksrecomm/flickr, CC BY Lobbyists from major polluting industries were out in force at the recent UN climate summit, COP28. Groups representing the livestock industry, which …

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Frozen methane under the seabed is thawing as oceans warm – and things are worse than we thought

Frozen methane under the seabed is thawing as oceans warm – and things are worse than we thought: Kichigin / shutterstock Buried beneath the oceans surrounding continents is a naturally occurring frozen form of methane and water. Sometimes dubbed “fire-ice” as you can literally set light to it, marine methane hydrate can melt as the …

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Rising methane could be a sign that Earth’s climate is part-way through a ‘termination-level transition’

Rising methane could be a sign that Earth’s climate is part-way through a ‘termination-level transition’: Soaring wetland emissions of methane reflect those which accompanied previous abrupt changes in Earth's climate. I. Noyan Yilmaz/Shutterstock Since 2006, the amount of heat-trapping methane in Earth’s atmosphere has been rising fast and, unlike the rise in carbon dioxide (CO?), …

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Methane must fall to slow global heating – but only 13% of emissions are actually regulated

Methane must fall to slow global heating – but only 13% of emissions are actually regulated: Methane leaks across oil and gas supply chains are speeding up climate change. Hkhtt HJ/Shutterstock Methane – a potent greenhouse gas and the second biggest driver of global warming after carbon dioxide (CO?) – had its moment in the …

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Replacing methane with hydrogen to heat homes is a bad idea — here’s why

Replacing methane with hydrogen to heat homes is a bad idea — here’s why: Ronstik/Shutterstock Hydrogen is an energy-rich gas, which releases no carbon emissions when burned. It can be used in most equipment where fossil fuels such as natural gas (methane) or LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) are currently used. In your home, that might …

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Methane: war and international tensions make cutting potent greenhouse gas emissions harder

Methane: war and international tensions make cutting potent greenhouse gas emissions harder: Corlaffra/Shutterstock US president Joe Biden has announced new oil and gas industry regulations, which his administration claims will plunge emissions of the greenhouse gas methane 87% below 2005 levels. This is part of an update to the Global Methane Pledge, a US-EU initiative …

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Methane emissions reach new highs despite pandemic – they are four times more sensitive to climate change than first thought

Methane emissions reach new highs despite pandemic – they are four times more sensitive to climate change than first thought: Wildfires may be slowing the rate at which the atmosphere removes methane. Gonzalo Keogan/Shutterstock Eliminating emissions of CO? is high up the environmental agenda – but the world should not lose sight of the threat …

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The UK urgently needs to cut its methane emissions by 2030: cows and sheep hold the key to success

The UK urgently needs to cut its methane emissions by 2030: cows and sheep hold the key to success: Cow burps are a major contributor to methane emissions. Shutterstock When it comes to climate change, the focus tends to be on carbon dioxide. But hot on its heels is methane (CH?), the second most important …

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Methane in the atmosphere is at an all-time high – here’s what it means for climate change

Methane in the atmosphere is at an all-time high – here’s what it means for climate change: Sunrise over a bog in Eastern Europe. Adamikarl/Shutterstock Methane recently reached 1,900 parts per billion (ppb) of Earth’s atmosphere according to measurements taken by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in the US. This compares with about …

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COP26: a global methane pledge is great – but only if it doesn’t distract us from CO? cuts

COP26: a global methane pledge is great – but only if it doesn’t distract us from CO? cuts: Boris Johnson and Joe Biden led the pledge to cut methane emissions. UK government/Flickr, CC BY-NC-SA Leading an alliance of more than 100 countries, US President Joe Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen have …

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Sclareolide Methane Market Production, Revenue, Gross Margin and Tremendous Growth With CAGR 3.70% | Merck KGaA, Carbosynth Ltd

South Africa in the news: Sclareolide Methane Market Production, Revenue, Gross Margin and Tremendous Growth With CAGR 3.70% | Merck KGaA, Carbosynth Ltd: A consciously conceived and designed business intelligence report titled Global Sclareolide Methane market 2020 by Manufacturers, Type, and Application, Forecast to 2029 by MarketResearch.biz …: “South Africa” – BingNews The pandemic reimagined …

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