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Tackle methane emissions now to slow global warming, finds new report

Tackle methane emissions now to slow global warming, finds new report

Mar 22, 2024, at 04:06 pm

Tackling emissions of methane now, is essential to meet the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels by 2050, according to a new report issued by the UN-backed Global Methane Forum on Wednesday.

Progress on methane emissions by energy companies, but numbers still don’t add up: UNEP

Progress on methane emissions by energy companies, but numbers still don’t add up: UNEP

Nov 01, 2022, at 10:18 pm

Over 80 oil and gas companies across the world have committed to measuring and reducing their methane emissions, the second biggest driver of global warming, according to a new report by the UN environment agency (UNEP).

Cut methane emissions to avert global temperature rise, UN-backed study urges

Cut methane emissions to avert global temperature rise, UN-backed study urges

May 07, 2021, at 07:39 pm

New York: Methane emissions caused by human activity can be reduced by up to 45 per cent this decade, thus helping to keep global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius in line with the Paris Agreement on climate change, according to a UN-backed report published on Thursday.

Melting ice sheets release tons of methane into the atmosphere, study finds

Melting ice sheets release tons of methane into the atmosphere, study finds

Jan 06, 2019, at 09:15 pm

London, Jan 6 (IBNS): The Greenland Ice Sheet emits tons of methane according to a new study, showing that subglacial biological activity impacts the atmosphere far more than previously thought.

NASA finds ancient organic material, mysterious methane on Mars

NASA finds ancient organic material, mysterious methane on Mars

Jun 08, 2018, at 09:59 am

Washington, June 8 (IBNS): NASA’s Curiosity rover has found new evidence preserved in rocks on Mars that suggests the planet could have supported ancient life, as well as new evidence in the Martian atmosphere that relates to the search for current life on the Red Planet.

Tree trunks in upland forests emit methane, finds study

Tree trunks in upland forests emit methane, finds study

Apr 03, 2017, at 09:29 pm

New York, Apr 3 (IBNS): A new study from the University of Delaware is one of the first in the world to show that tree trunks in upland forests actually emit methane rather than store it, representing a new, previously unaccounted source of this powerful greenhouse gas.