Consumer awareness boosts demand for low-methane beef, study reveals
Cattle produce more methane than any other livestock. Methane, a greenhouse gas, traps heat, which warms the Earth. It is far ...
Clean air policies unintentionally drive up wetland methane emissions, study finds
Reducing sulfur in the air may inadvertently increase natural emissions of methane from wetlands such as peatlands and swamps ...
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Rice variant slashes planet-warming methane emissions by 70 per cent
Using traditional crossbreeding, researchers have created a new strain of rice that produces much less methane, a potent ...
Senators float resolution to overturn Biden methane fee rule
U.S. Senate Republicans on Tuesday introduced a resolution to overturn the Biden administration's proposed fee on methane ...
Satellite data analysis uncovers top 10 persistent methane sources
A list of the top 10 global regions where natural or anthropogenic sources emit methane on a continuous, "persistent" basis ...
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Rice paddies, like cows, spew methane. A new variety makes them a lot less gassy.
Rice plants are a big source of methane, an extremely potent greenhouse gas. Scientists just developed a strain that cuts ...
Reducing air pollution could increase methane emissions from wetlands – here’s what needs to be done
Improved computer models shed light on how reducing sulphur emissions will inadvertently release methane from wetlands.
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GOP Lawmakers Seek to Roll Back Methane Fee
Every day in oil and gas fields, companies lose gas to leaks and other issues—product they make no money from while venting a ...
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Methane: addressing the ‘unrecognized scandal’ of the fossil fuel industry’s emissions
Offshore Technology spoke to Julian Schwartzkopff from the German non-profit Deutsche Umwelthilfe about the pressing need to ...
UK virology lab developing ‘cow fart’ vaccine to reduce methane emission, fight global warming
Cows primarily release methane through belching and flatulence, contributing to global warming. Researchers at the UK’s Pirbright Institute are developing a vaccine to reduce these emissions, ...
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Clean air policies having unintended impact driving up wetland methane emissions by up to 34 million tons
Reducing sulphur in the air may inadvertently increase natural emissions of methane from wetlands such as peatlands and swamps, a new study has found. The resulting additional future release of 20-34 ...
U.K. firm cracks the code to convert harmful methane emissions into useful hydrogen and graphene
Methane is one of the climate-damaging gases emitted by industry, but a British firm has found a way to give it a major makeover.