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fromNature
1 week ago

The world's largest methane emitter manages to curb one source

China's energy sector has cut its emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane by 21% between 2014 and 2021, according to an inventory published this month.
Environment
#climate-change
Science
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Melting glaciers and ice caps could unleash wave of volcanic eruptions, study says

Melting glaciers and ice caps increase volcanic eruption likelihood by releasing pressure on magma chambers.
Science
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
1 month ago

Climate Change's Fingerprints Came Early, a Thought Experiment Reveals

Scientists analyzed historical climate data to determine when clear evidence of human-caused climate change emerged, suggesting earlier insights than previously thought.
fromwww.dw.com
4 weeks ago

Scientists search for climate clues in ancient ice DW 08/04/2025

The oldest continuous ice core, 1.2 million years old, is being studied to understand historical climate patterns and improve future climate predictions.
fromwww.npr.org
4 weeks ago

Why a NASA satellite that scientists and farmers rely on may be destroyed on purpose

NASA employees are preparing plans to terminate two critical satellite missions monitoring greenhouse gases, which provide valuable data to various sectors, including agriculture and science.
Science
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Trump effort to ditch greenhouse gas finding ignores clearcut' science, expert says

The Trump administration's proposed rule aims to rescind the endangerment finding, undermining the government's legal authority to limit greenhouse gases essential for addressing the climate crisis.
US politics
Environment
fromIndependent
1 month ago

Dublin Airport's Marty Whelan advert breached rules with emissions claim

DAA misled listeners by excluding aircraft emissions in its carbon cut claims.
fromCity Limits
1 month ago

Opinion: NYC's Next Mayor Can Make a Clean Energy Grid a Reality

New York City's energy grid is working overtime to keep up with demand that is rising more quickly by the day because of electric devices, electric vehicles, and AI. That puts the city at real risk for more blackouts, like we saw in 2019, and that risk will only grow.
New York City
fromNature
1 month ago

How monitoring a remote Finnish peatland helps climate science

Siikaneva fen is crucial for studying methane emissions from peatlands in Finland.
fromFuturism
1 month ago

Major Satellite Suddenly Disappears

MethaneSAT has lost power and is considered likely not recoverable after a brief operational period.
#methane-emissions
California
fromFast Company
3 months ago

Colorado's landfills generate as much pollution as driving 1 million cars for a year

Food waste in landfills generates significant methane emissions, prompting new Colorado regulations to mitigate its environmental impact.
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Abandoned infrastructure one of the biggest polluters in the world report

Abandoned fossil fuel sites are a major source of methane, exceeding emissions from countries like Iran.
Cleaning up these sites will be economically challenging despite the urgent need to reduce methane emissions.
fromFast Company
3 months ago

A gas company wants to expand a pipeline in the south-but it would sharply increase air pollution in North Carolina towns

Environmental advocates warn that the expansion of two compressor stations along Transco's pipeline in North Carolina will lead to significant increases in air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.
SF politics
Environment
fromsubscriber.politicopro.com
4 months ago

CO Surged Last Year, but the Trump Administration Has Downplayed the Alarming Data

NOAA's announcement on record carbon dioxide growth in 2024 was minimized under the Trump administration, lacking formal communication.
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