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 …
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 …
As well as local outrage over 'fracking' drilling there is new evidence its greenhouse gas footprint may be higher than that of coal. Tom Levitt reports from the centre of this potential gas boom near Blackpool
… 2011 News Shale Gas Fracturing Energy Coal Methane Greenhouse Gas Emissions Investigations fracturing.jpg Methane emissions have been found to escape … possibly larger than that of coal because of methane emitted during extraction. Although it …
Despite outrage in the US over ‘fracturing’ techniques used to extract shale gas and new evidence its greenhouse gas footprint may be higher than that of coal, the UK has given the go-ahead to companies here to begin drilling. Tom Levitt reports from the centre of this potential unconventional gas boom near Blackpool
… Gas Energy Investigations Renewables Coal Methane fracturing.jpg Methane emissions have been found to escape … possibly larger than that of coal because of methane emitted during extraction. Although it …
Plans for US-style mega-dairy farms in the UK are being heralded for their potential for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but scaling up may create as many problems as it attempts to solve reports Tom Levitt
… problem sector, producing high amounts of methane and nitrates from cow slurry, nitrogen … a cow loads of protein it will produce more methane, but if you only need two cows to do … are eliminating one cow and therefore more methane.' However, she adds a note of caution: …
In her new weekly column, the Ecologist's Lorna Howarth reports on the stories that show standing up for what we believe in can and does make a real difference.
… Shell is withdrawing plans to develop coalbed methane (essentially, burning coal seams … forces in western BC to say ‘NO’ to coalbed methane and ‘YES!” to wild salmon,” said SWCC … Shell is withdrawing plans to develop coalbed methane in British Columbia …
The Ecologist's Lorna Howarth reports on news and action from the environmental frontline
… is often sent to landfill where it gives off methane (a greenhouse gas) as it rots. The … No - much of it is landfilled, producing methane and other greenhouses gases as it …
Unlike tea and sugar, the fresh milk we drink with our cuppa is likely to come from farms in the UK. But as Tom Levitt reports, there are still serious environmental and animal welfare problems associated with the UK dairy sector
… eating lots of protein and producing lots of methane for two years before it produces any milk, which is in a sense a waste of methane.' Waste and pollution Perhaps, given …
A blueprint for how Britain could reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to zero over the next 20 years by a combination of electrification, insulation and a massive scaling up of offshore wind reports Tom Levitt
… cent) and sheep (by 80 per cent) we can cut methane emissions from livestock and switch …
The world's largest rainforest is under combined threat from deforestation and human-caused climate change. In an interview with the Ecologist, tropical forest expert Dr Simon Lewis explains what is happening
… non-CO2 greenhouse gas emissions, such as methane, nitrous oxide, and black carbon. …