Emissions of the powerful greenhouse gas methane remain "far too high" according to a report released Wednesday by the International Energy Agency (IEA), even though technology exists to control many ...

East of Hazar, Turkmenistan, a port city on the Caspian Sea, 12 plumes of methane stream westward. Some of the plumes, detected by NASA’s Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation mission, ...

Natural gas flaring emits methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, into the atmosphere. The majority of atmospheric methane comes from human activity, with the agricultural sector and the oil and gas ...

Food is a huge source of methane emissions. Fixing that is no easy feat. A herd of cows on a farm. An international team of researchers found that global emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, ...

Methane is a potent greenhouse gas, with an impact estimated at 80 times that of CO₂. Although efforts are being made to reduce the contribution of big polluters to methane in Japan, new research from ...

“Addressing these high methane sources and mitigating persistent landfill emissions offers a strong potential for climate benefit,” one of the authors of a new study said. Average landfill emissions ...

Enormous amounts of methane are trapped in the ocean floor worldwide. The Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Center for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) uses an underwater mass spectrometer (UWMS) - ...

If you value independent local news, become a sustainer today. Your gift could help unlock a $1M challenge. An international team of researchers found that global emissions of methane, a potent ...

Grist is a nonprofit, independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future. An international team of researchers found that global emissions of methane, a ...

An international team of researchers found that global emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, rose faster than ever in the three years ending in 2022. In a new report from the Global Carbon ...