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 …
The world is in the grip of a 'fracking frenzy that threatens us for centuries to come with polluted aquifers, runaway climate change, destruction of biodiversity and worthless 'sub-prime' investments. Just as the world must make the transition to a sustainable future, our 'leaders' are determined to make this last losing throw of the fossil fuel dice.
… than promoted Natural gas is mostly made of methane which has, according to the IPCC, a … and transportation cycles as a result of methane leakages . According to independent … from coal to gas is lost if the level of methane leakage exceeds 3%. The much higher …
The latest shocking news about Gulf Stream instability reinforces the idea that we need to be more alarmist - not less.
… devastating consequences for crop yields. Methane Even as I write this a new research … this frozen crust are colossal quantities of methane, a greenhouse gas that has a warming … greater than carbon dioxide. Fortunately, methane has a relatively short residence time …
Each year, UK livestock produce some 60 million tonnes of collectable faeces. If left to run into water-courses or even spread on fields, this waste can lead to the same problems associated with excessive fertiliser use – algal blooms and aquatic life starved of oxygen.
… News Waste Energy Carbon Dioxide Biodigesters Methane Electricity Microbes Biomass Carbon … solids begin to turn the slurry into CO2 and methane. Research has shown that digesting … of CO2, partly by avoiding climate damaging methane emissions from the rotting produce. …
If you live a green life, you'll also want a green death, writes Robert John Young. Sadly pollution, energy use and methane emissions mean there's no completely green way to dispose of your body. The good news is that a new 'fast composting' technique ticks all the boxes - but it's still under development.
… John Young. Sadly pollution, energy use and methane emissions mean there's no completely … in the ground releasing globally warming methane gas. Surely, there must be greener … does not release greenhouse gases such as methane (from traditional burials) or carbon …
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… dairy consumption, which reduces emissions of methane. The cooling effect works because methane is short-lived, so every bit of methane in the air that is not replaced …
Hydrogen is central to the vision sketched by Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, the host of this year’s COP. But it's also just hot air.
… hydrogen has been regularly questioned due to methane leaks and venting throughout the … to produce natural gas, steam reform the methane to produce hydrogen, and pump … high and volatile natural gas prices rendered methane-based variants unappealing and EU – a …
The US's 'dash to frack' for oil or gas, which has transformed the country's energy market, is seriously depleting and contaminating aquifers and surface water supplies, writes Valerie Brown. The choice facing America is plain - energy, or water?
… up small pores in the rock. This releases the methane for capture. Fracking a well just once … react with chlorine compounds to form trihalomethanes, which can cause liver and kidney … at the wellhead are misaligned or corroded, methane and chemicals can migrate into potable …
Scientists say this microbial meat alternative is a protein-rich food that can taste and feel like red meat and be as nutritious.
… animal feed, while the livestock also produce methane emissions. As well as dropping meat in … emissions of other greenhouse gases including methane, and nitrous oxide from fertiliser or …
Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall has a done a great job exposing the scandal of Britain's billions of non-recyclable coffee cups, writes Rhodri Jenkins. But what about the coffee itself? The grounds can be used for everything from compost and biodiesel to boutique chemicals and supercapacitors - yet the vast majority of the world's 9m tonnes a year of waste coffee ends up in landfill.
… material is capable of absorbing and storing methane and hydrogen, both of which can be … it also provides an environmental advantage: methane is a harmful greenhouse gas. This is …
Earth’s vital signs worsen amid business-as-usual mindset on climate change.
… of key greenhouse gases carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide, and lowest-ever ice … reductions in greenhouse gases, especially methane." GSI director Professor Tim Lenton …
Biodegradeable Waste (BDW), ‘plants and animals’, comprises an amazing 59 per cent of your household waste. Do you simply throw yours in the bin? If so you...
… landfill gases (LFG). LFG consists mainly of methane and carbon dioxide (both greenhouses … less noise pollution • Less landfill gas – methane and CO 2 = reducing climate change • …
Britain is set to host the COP26 international climate conference. But how might the government lead the world with a fair carbon budget?
… only: other greenhouse gases (GHGs) such as methane and nitrous oxide are calculated separately. Tonnes Methane has minimal long-term effect on the …
The declaration has been signed by scientists from the University of Sydney, Australia, Oregon State University and Tufts University in the US and the University of Cape Town in South Africa.
… reduce short-lived climate pollutants such as methane, soot and hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs); - … improve human health, cut emissions such as methane and free up land to restore habitats, …
New UN report sets out stark reality of the climate crisis.
… vehicles, tackle deforestation and reduce methane emissions, he urged. But the UK … they have been for three million years and methane concentrations are higher than they … and sustained reductions in emissions of methane would help curb warming, and would …
'The rush to mine this pristine and unexplored environment risks creating terrible impacts that cannot be reversed.'
… hydrothermal vents of microbes that capture methane and carbon and contribute to … study could hardly be more troubling. From methane release to disruption of the ocean’s …
Leeds Trades Union Council leads national demand for large-scale investment to insulate homes.
… Networks involves producing natural gas (i.e. methane) from the North Sea, extracting the … of hydrogen from natural gas by steam methane reforming, thus increasing UK reliance …
The extreme heat of the upcoming El Niño years should compel us to subordinate profit motives to urgent climate goals. This article first appeared at Truthout.
… The data for the other main greenhouse gases, methane and nitrous oxide, is just as … This graph shows trends in global atmospheric methane. Global Monitoring Laboratory This … — unless it falls beneath the x-axis, as with methane in 2004. Subdued growth rates do not …
Oil companies, dictators and greenwashers captured the process at COP27 more effectively than ever.
… it must be phased out. Moreover, leakages of methane (i.e. gas) have been recognized as a significant climate threat : Methane’s greenhouse effect, over a 20-year …
Oxygen levels in our oceans are falling, writes Lee Bryant, producing growing 'dead zones' where only the hardiest organisms can survive. The causes are simple: pollution with nutrient-rich wastes, and global warming. But the only solution is to stop it happening - or wait for 1,000 years.
… into biodiversity deserts, where little but methane and hydrogen sulphide-producing … into biodiversity deserts, where little but methane and hydrogen sulphide-producing …
One third of the contents of an average British fridge ends up in landfill, a new report from the government's waste and recycling body, Wrap (The Waste and Resources Action Programme), is expected to reveal.
… its decomposition releases the greenhouse gas methane. The report aims to remind people that …