Its short lifespan and greater potency means tackling methane emissions now could have a dramatic effect on atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations reports Tom Levitt
… Methane: the quick fix for global warming? Tom Levitt | 18th February 2010 News Methane Energy Climate Change methaneice.jpg Frozen molecules of water and …
Critics of new Nature paper on costs of Arctic warming ignore latest science on permafrost methane at everyone's peril.....
… Arctic methane catastrophe scenario is based on new … permafrost may release catastophic amounts of methane Critics of new Nature paper on costs … warming ignore latest science on permafrost methane at everyone's peril..... Last week, …
The US Environmental Protection Agency has lowered methane emissions standards - which will 'lead to environmental damage and health issues like cardiovascular disease'.
… EPA rolling back methane standards Emily Folk | 18th September 2020 | News EPA Methane Environment Environmental Damage … Environmental Protection Agency has lowered methane emissions standards - which will 'lead …
A wholesale corruption of science underlies the UK Government's insistence that gas from fracking offers a 'low carbon', low cost route to energy abundance, writes Paul Mobbs. On the contrary: it's expensive, over-hyped - and just as bad for climate change as coal.
… proof to backup those claims. Natural gas is methane - a potent greenhouse gas [5] . On a … science report from the IPCC [6] says that methane is 34 times worse for the climate than … to be releasing large quantities of [7] . Methane - 86 times more powerful than CO 2 …
Long-disused oil and gas wells in the US have been found to be a 'significant' source of the super greenhouse gas methane, writes Richard Heasman. The climate impact of oil and gas is underestimated, as this long term impact is not included in existing calculations.
… oil and gas wells wells a major source of methane Richard Heasman Oliver Tickell | 28th … source of the super greenhouse gas methane, writes Richard Heasman. The climate … amounts of the powerful greenhouse gas methane into the atmosphere, a study by …
Floating over the US Southwest is a cloud of methane the size of Delaware, writes Mike G - reflecting the release of almost 600,000 tonnes of the powerful greenhouse gas every year. Its origins? Coalbed gas production, fracking and horizontal drilling.
… NASA confirms US's 2,500-square-mile methane cloud Mike G DeSmogBlog | 18th October … Floating over the US Southwest is a cloud of methane the size of Delaware, writes Mike G - … first saw data indicating a massive cloud of methane floating over the American Southwest, …
Scientists think the amount of methane emitted to the atmosphere from freshwater ecosystems will increase as the climate warms, reports Tim Radford. And that will trigger further warming.
… Warmer freshwater ecosystems emit more methane Tim Radford | 22nd March 2014 News … Scientists think the amount of methane emitted to the atmosphere from … are likely to accelerate the release of methane from rivers, lakes, deltas, bogs, …
A vicious cycle of climate change, cattle diet and rising methane has been revealed in a new scientific study: as temperatures rise, forage plants get tougher and harder to digest, and cause more methane to be produced in bovine stomachs. And with cattle numbers rising and methane 85 times more powerful a greenhouse gas over 20 years, that spells trouble.
… Spiral of doom: hotter world increases cattle methane emissions Oliver Tickell | 27th March … of climate change, cattle diet and rising methane has been revealed in a new scientific … tougher and harder to digest, and cause more methane to be produced in bovine stomachs. And …
A new report about to be released shows methane leaks from active and abandoned wells in British Columbia are more than twice as high as government estimates making them more polluting than commercial transportation, writes ANDREW NIKIFORUK
… Gas Wells Are Leaking Significant Levels of Methane Andrew Nikiforuk | 26th July 2017 News Fossil Fuels Gas Oil Methane Leaks Climate Pollution leaks 1.jpg A new report about to be released shows methane leaks from active and abandoned wells …
The UK government is all for fracking, writes Dr Robin Russell-Jones, but on climate grounds alone it should be banned. Evidence from the US shows that shale gas is twice as dirty as coal from a climate viewpoint due to 'fugitive emissions' of methane. That makes fracking incompatible with the UK's climate change commitments and the Paris Agreement - as the CCC may soon rule.
… | 9th June 2016 News Climate Change Emissions Methane Fracking Fossil Fuels COP21 Science … viewpoint due to 'fugitive emissions' of methane. That makes fracking incompatible with … warming impact of shale gas which is 97% methane. Methane is the second most important …
Study estimates emissions of methane from freshwater systems to be 103 million tonnes per year - equivalent to 25 per cent of all the carbon dioxide absorbed by the world's land areas
… January 2011 News Lakes Rivers Climate Change Methane Greenhouse Gas News methaneice.jpg Tiny bubbles of methane trapped in lake ice Study estimates …
Natural gas is meant to be a far lower carbon fuel than coal, writes Steve Horn. But a new study shows that methane leaks from gas power plants and oil refineries are 20-120 times higher than thought. And with methane a greenhouse gas almost 100 times stronger than CO2 over 20 years, the leaks are equivalent to about a tenth of the US's CO2 emissions.
… writes Steve Horn. But a new study shows that methane leaks from gas power plants and oil … 20-120 times higher than thought. And with methane a greenhouse gas almost 100 times … gas power plants release 21-120 times more methane than earlier estimates. Published in …
Making visible the globe-warming gases of the Permian's fracking boom.
… Wilson said, “but not enough people get methane's role. We are on a path to planetary … trying to bring light to the region’s methane problem. “If we stop methane emissions, the planet will have an …
Environmental chemistry student Michael Brown evaluates how seriously recent claims that global extinction could occur within out lifetime should be taken
… addition to these concerns is the release of methane gas from the Arctic permafrost. … had made discoveries of hundreds of methane gas eruptions in a 10,000 square mile … Dr Igor Semiletov stated: “These are methane fields on a scale not seen before. We …
Environmental chemistry student Michael Brown evaluates how seriously recent claims that global extinction could occur within our lifetime should be taken....
… addition to these concerns is the release of methane gas from the Arctic permafrost. … had made discoveries of hundreds of methane gas eruptions in a 10,000 square mile … Dr Igor Semiletov stated: “These are methane fields on a scale not seen before. We …
A new proposal to radically reduce concentrations of methane and other greenhouse gases has been proposed by French researcher, Dr Renaud de Richter, at a recent meeting in London.
… News Biomimicry Geoengineering Carbon Capture Methane Climate Change Dr Renaud de Richtor A … to radically reduce concentrations of methane and other greenhouse gases has been … if we add in other greenhouse gases such as methane," he said. "It’s more like 480-500 …
So-called extreme energy - including fracking, coal bed methane extraction and underground coal gasification - is being rolled out with little concern for the environment, leading campaigner, author and engineer Paul Mobbs tells the Ecologist Film Unit
… extreme energy - including fracking, coal bed methane extraction and underground coal … and developed in the UK, including coal bed methane? Paul Mobbs: There’s a general term we … now, you can shatter coal seams to get the methane out of the coal. Coal bed methane is …
Paul Mobbs, leading environmental campaigner, author and engineer, tells the Ecologist Film Unit that extraction industries, including coal bed methane extraction, are going ahead in the UK despite serious environmental concerns........
… extraction industries, including coal bed methane extraction, are going ahead in the UK … and developed in the UK, including coal bed methane? Paul Mobbs: There’s a general term … now, you can shatter coal seams to get the methane out of the coal. Coal bed methane is …
Brazil's newly elected Dilma Rousseff is committed to completing the disastrous Belo Monte dam, writes Helle Abelvik-Lawson. Worse, she looks certain to press ahead with the industrialisation of the Amazon, with 61 hydroprojects in the pipeline. And new scientific findings about the massive climate impacts of tropical forest dams are not about to stop her.
… gas emissions - due to grossly underestimated methane emissions from dam-created reservoirs … to dam projects - which largely come from methane - haven't been properly measured. Methane emissiones from tropical 'drowned …
The key study that justifies the Government's claim that fracking is a climate change 'solution' is based on serious scientific errors, writes Nick Cowern. Not only has the Government failed to correct them, but it is now delaying the publication of a new official report that would reveal the truth - that fracking is considerably worse for the world's climate than coal.
… answer two vital questions: How much CO 2 and methane (the two main greenhouse gases … station? What is the global warming effect of methane compared to CO 2 ? On the first point, … storage, this ends up in the atmosphere. The methane part was more uncertain, as it was not …
Record leap in methane levels as greenhouse gases reach new highs in 2021.
… Emily Beament | 28th October 2022 | News Methane Climate Breakdown … 3426995578_34d8c65207_k.jpg Record leap in methane levels as greenhouse gases reach new … The world saw a record jump in levels of methane in the atmosphere last year as the …
UNEP today postponed the launch of a highly controversial report - branded as "lunatic" by climate campaigners - at the COP19 talks in Warsaw.
… 18th November 2013 News Climate Change COP19 Methane UNEP Unfccc UNEP today postponed the … supported the large scale exploitation of methane hydrates - a frozen form of methane that is globally abundant in submarine …
The decline of Arctic sea ice demands a response, writes Matthew Worsdale. As Arctic temperatures rise, so does the danger of huge eruptions of methane - a powerful greenhouse gas - that will tip the climate into 'hot'. The only solution is geo-engineering.
… 29th April 2014 Comment Climate Change Arctic Methane arctic-methane.jpg The decline of Arctic sea ice … rise, so does the danger of huge eruptions of methane - a powerful greenhouse gas - that …