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

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