COP28 diary (December 2): G7 countries agree to phase out coal by 2030, announces French President Emmanuel Macron
Over $12 billion pledged for Green Climate Fund; 118 countries commit to tripling renewable and double energy efficiency by 2030
Four-stroke complements CNG
Converting two-stroke autorickshaw engines to CNG not wise
Reduced cow flatulence to check greenhouse gases
Pill to control methane emissions
Greenhouse gases emissions at a new high
Curb soot, methane emissions in Himalaya to slow global warming: World Bank
'A million deaths can be averted annually by containing these emissions'
Science and Technology - Briefs
In Short
Countries launch measures to curb greenhouse gases more potent than CO2
A five-step action plan will target pollutants like methane and black carbon
What are human-caused methane ‘super emitter’ events?
The latest addition to this is the Kazakhstan blowout, igniting a fire that burned for over six months
Icon of the Seas: Is the world’s largest cruise ship environment friendly?
It runs on LNG and can leak some of it directly into the atmosphere as methane, a greenhouse gas worse for the climate in the short term …
Easy targets
High-income nations across the world appear focused on agriculture as the sector to enforce emissions cut for meeting national climate goals
Drilling down the dumps
Household garbage produces large quantities of methane which leaks into the atmosphere and contributes to the greenhouse effect. A Swedish …
Climate Change Commission calls on New Zealand government to take ‘immediate and decisive action’ to cut emissions
New Zealand’s net emissions rose by 57% between 1990 and 2018, placing it among the poorest performers in the OECD
Parched ricefields emit less methane
It's hard to picture paddy fields without water puddles. But by draining flooded rice fields for two days before the flowering stage, methane …
Methane mitigation policies cover 13% emissions, most not stringent enough: Study
In India, there are no effective policies targeting methane emissions from rice cultivation and biomass burning
‘India not joining the Oil & Gas Methane Partnership is a missed opportunity’
Manfredi Caltagirone, head of the International Methane Emissions Observatory (IMEO), on the Methane Alert and Response System
Termites emit methane. But the extent of their risk to global warming is uncertain; here is why
To establish certainty, there is a need to understand the relationship between termite colonies and methane
Now, a bacteria that can eat methane. Can it reduce global warming? Researchers say it’s possible
Bacterial strain Methylotuvimicrobium buryatense 5GB1C consumes methane, which is responsible for 30% global warming
India’s cow crisis: A rebuttal to Sunita Narain
Down To Earth's Editor wrote how it is brutal to kill India’s ancient Uber economy: PETA India director offers a counter-point
The climate rollback that irks even oil heavyweights
Trump administration’s methane rollback has enraged environmentalists while oil majors aren’t happy either
Methane emissions from fossil fuels much higher than current estimates
Methane emissions from fossil fuel and natural geological seepage are 60 to 110 per cent greater than current estimates, says a study published …
Can converting methane into CO2 lead to clean air?
In 2018, methane reached atmospheric concentrations two and a half times greater than pre-industrial levels
Methane's metal link
Fresh evidence suggests that the presence of certain metals is essential for the natural production of methane