From trash to power: How to harness energy from Africa’s garbage dumps — and save billions in future damage
Garbage dumps in 44 sub-Saharan African countries are 95 per cent unregulated
Sugarcane byproduct pressmud can be a sweet spot for India’s compressed biogas sector
The byproduct can help generate 460,000 tonnes of compressed biogas CBG valued at Rs 2,484 crore
COP28 UAE: Methane Alert and Response System alerted governments of 127 plumes spanning four continents
Methane is the second-biggest cause of global warming caused by anthropogenic activity after carbon dioxide and is 80 times more powerful
COP28 diary (December 6): Santiago Network draft adopted; scientists promote tech to curb methane emissions
Ecuador negotiator talks about challenges to consolidate unified position on Global Goal on Adaptation; Spain minister calls for enlarging base …
COP28 diary (December 4): Developing countries reject GGA draft, vote of support for rechanneling Special Drawing Rights
New Global Stocktake text to be published December 5, World Bank announces 5 new initiatives
Coal concern has prohibited India from signing global pledge on renewables and energy at COP28
Methane reduction through all sectors another point of concern
New study maps how much energy, nutrients and water are locked in world’s wastewater
Efficiently treating wastewater can help meet SDGs: UN-backed research
A satellite data system will help detect, act on methane emissions
Methane Alert and Response System to help track major emission sources globally
As told to Parliament (March 20, 2023): Rainfed rice can go down by 20% in 2050 in absence of climate adaptation
All that was discussed in the House through the day
Climate change unveils new methane source: Groundwater springs of Norway
Emissions to further increase if warming continues, finds study
COP27 diary (November 17): Details on loss and damage facility, phasing out coal missing from ‘Cover Decision’ draft
A round-up of what went on at the Sharm El-Sheikh summit
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
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
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
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
The climate rollback that irks even oil heavyweights
Trump administration’s methane rollback has enraged environmentalists while oil majors aren’t happy either
Without mitigation, global methane emissions would rise by 30% until 2050: Study
A regional and sector-specific approach is important for methane mitigation strategies, it says
Reduce human-caused methane emissions by 45% to avoid worst of climate change: UN
Urgent steps are needed to reduce human-caused methane emissions, according to a UNEP report
Why Shell being asked to cut emissions is a big move on Big Oil
Fossil fuel companies are notorious for greenwashing their intentions and this legal challenge can set a precedent for other courts
Methane from Indian dumpsites — a missed opportunity & potential climate pollutant
Methane emissions from MSW landfills represent a lost opportunity to capture, recover and use a significant energy resource