Researchers warn methane emissions ‘rising faster than ever’
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Researchers warn methane emissions ‘rising faster than ever’

Al Jazeera  

The largest increases in emissions of the greenhouse gas come from China and Southeast Asia. The potent greenhouse gas, the second-largest contributor to climate change after carbon dioxide, has increased by 20 percent over the past two decades despite global efforts to curb it, according to a study published by the Global Carbon Project. “Anthropogenic emissions have continued to increase in almost every other country in the world, with the exception of Europe and Australia, which show a slow declining trend,” Global Carbon Project’s executive director, Pep Canadell, told the AFP news agency. The recent spike in emissions of the gas comes despite the “Global Methane Pledge“, which saw 150 countries commit to work towards cutting 2020 global emissions levels by 30 percent by 2030. “We all hope they aren’t a mirage.” Despite failing to sign the 2021 pledge, China plans to host a joint summit with the United States on greenhouse gases other than carbon dioxide later this year at the United Nations climate change conference, raising hopes of broader climate action.

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Dutch scientists develop app to track global methane leaks
1 month ago

Dutch scientists develop app to track global methane leaks

NL Times  

Dutch scientists have launched a new app that utilizes satellite data to detect and map methane leaks worldwide, providing a critical tool for monitoring greenhouse gas emissions. The app, developed by researchers at the Netherlands Institute for Space Research in collaboration with the European Space Agency and Copernicus, enables real-time tracking of methane emissions from industrial and natural sources. “This …

Major progress made toward carbon targets
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Major progress made toward carbon targets

China Daily  

Workers assemble electric cars at a Volkswagen plant in Hefei, Anhui province, in September. The Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air, based in Helsinki, Finland, has published for the third year its annual assessment of China's progress toward its climate commitments and emissions pathways aligned with the goals outlined in the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change. "Achieving …

China reduces carbon dioxide accumulation
3 months, 3 weeks ago

China reduces carbon dioxide accumulation

China Daily  

China's annual increase of atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations last year was slightly lower than the average growth of the past decade, the China Meteorological Administration said on Thursday. The 2023 China Greenhouse Gas Bulletin, released by the CMA on Thursday, revealed that atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations in 2023 rose by 2.3 parts per million compared to 2022. "The rise roughly …

Earth is heating up faster than expected and humans are not ready for it
4 months, 1 week ago

Earth is heating up faster than expected and humans are not ready for it

India Today  

The world is heating up at an alarming rate, with the last two years, 2023 and 2024, setting new temperature records. As negotiators reach finals rounds of negotiations in Azerbaijan for COP29, the latest round of UN climate change talks, the urgency of addressing global warming has never been more apparent. Land areas are typically warming faster than the global …

CoP-29: Prospects of a climate breakthrough look extremely bleak
4 months, 2 weeks ago

CoP-29: Prospects of a climate breakthrough look extremely bleak

Live Mint  

Has there ever been a grimmer backdrop to the world’s most concerted attempt to avert global warming? We’ve only got 7 years left of current-rate pollution to retain an even chance of keeping global warming below 1.5° Celsius. The main reason Kyoto failed to rein in global emissions was that it didn’t cover emerging nations, something remedied in the 2015 …

Global CO2 emissions to hit record high in 2024, report says
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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Global CO2 emissions to hit record high in 2024, report says

Hindustan Times  

* Global CO2 emissions to hit record high in 2024, report says Emissions from fossil fuels to rise nearly 1% to 37.4 bln T * Severe wildfires fuel 13.5% surge in land-use emissions * Emissions decrease in rich nations, rise in emerging economies * Without urgent action, global climate goals out of reach By Kate Abnett BAKU, - Global carbon …

COP29: Planet-heating pollution to hit all-time high, dashing hopes it would start to drop in 2024
4 months, 2 weeks ago

COP29: Planet-heating pollution to hit all-time high, dashing hopes it would start to drop in 2024

CNN  

CNN — Global levels of planet-heating pollution from fossil fuels will hit record levels this year, according to new projections, dashing hopes 2024 would be the year they plateau or fall. “The impacts of climate change are becoming increasingly dramatic, yet we still see no sign that burning of fossil fuels has peaked,” said Pierre Friedlingstein, a climate professor at …

World nears 1.5°C warming threshold, carbon budget dwindling
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4 months, 2 weeks ago

World nears 1.5°C warming threshold, carbon budget dwindling

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The world will exhaust in about six years, the remaining carbon budget before the 1.5 degrees C warming threshold is breached consistently, the Global Carbon Project’s science team has projected. The carbon budget is the amount of carbon dioxide emissions that will result in limiting global warming to a given level, in this case, the Paris accord’s target …

A methane pollution fee on oil and gas faces a cloudy future under Trump
4 months, 2 weeks ago

A methane pollution fee on oil and gas faces a cloudy future under Trump

NPR  

A methane pollution fee on oil and gas faces a cloudy future under Trump toggle caption Matthew Brown/AP Oil and gas companies would have to pay a fee for releasing climate-warming methane into the atmosphere under new regulations from the Environmental Protection Agency. Sponsor Message "EPA has been engaging with industry, states, and communities to reduce methane emissions so that …

2024 set to be hottest year on record as temperatures breach 1.5C threshold
4 months, 2 weeks ago

2024 set to be hottest year on record as temperatures breach 1.5C threshold

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The WMO said the global average temperature for January to September 2024 was 1.54C above pre-industrial levels, based on …

"Alarm bells ringing" as report finds greenhouse gas emissions growing faster than ever
4 months, 4 weeks ago

"Alarm bells ringing" as report finds greenhouse gas emissions growing faster than ever

Salon  

The World Meteorological Organization, released its annual Greenhouse Gas Bulletin earlier this week, reporting that humans are emitting carbon dioxide into the atmosphere at a faster rate than ever before, contributing significantly to climate change. The WMO reports historically high levels of the greenhouse gasses methane and nitrous oxide, which like carbon dioxide are common byproducts of human industry. These …

The world is “miles short” of its target to limit climate change, UN reports
4 months, 4 weeks ago

The world is “miles short” of its target to limit climate change, UN reports

Salon  

For the world to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, the 200 countries who signed the Paris climate agreement must hit a target of 43% reduction by 2030. Yet according to a recent report by the United Nations agency tasked with tackling global warming, the planet is currently on track to just hit a measly 2.6% reduction in carbon emissions. …

Earth is becoming ‘increasingly uninhabitable,’ scientists warn
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Earth is becoming ‘increasingly uninhabitable,’ scientists warn

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “It will, however, amplify climate warming, and can also strengthen precipitation change and extreme events in many regions.” This …

Global warming will be TWICE as bad as predicted: Earth is on track for 'catastrophic' 3.1°C of warming this century, the UN warns
5 months ago

Global warming will be TWICE as bad as predicted: Earth is on track for 'catastrophic' 3.1°C of warming this century, the UN warns

Daily Mail  

The world is on track for a 'catastrophic' 3.1°C of global warming by the end of this century, the UN has warned. The world is on track for a 'catastrophic' 3.1°C of global warming by the end of this century, the UN has warned The UN warned the world was currently on track for temperature rises of 2.6°C to 3.1°C, …

Pollution of the potent warming gas methane soars and people are mostly to blame
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Pollution of the potent warming gas methane soars and people are mostly to blame

Associated Press  

The amount and proportion of the powerful heat-trapping gas methane that humans spew into the atmosphere is rising, helping to turbocharge climate change, a new study finds. “Methane is a climate menace that the world is ignoring,” study lead author Rob Jackson, head of the Global Carbon Project, which is a group of scientists who monitor greenhouse gas emissions yearly. …

Human activity now fuels two-thirds of global methane emissions, report finds
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Human activity now fuels two-thirds of global methane emissions, report finds

LA Times  

The world is moving in a perilous direction when it comes to planet-warming methane emissions, which are soaring to record highs driven largely by human activity, new research warns. Although many people associate methane with cow burps and melting permafrost, a paper published this week in the journal Earth System Science Data found that global methane emissions over the last …

Pollution of the potent warming gas methane soars and people are mostly to blame
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Pollution of the potent warming gas methane soars and people are mostly to blame

New Indian Express  

The amount and proportion of the powerful heat-trapping gas methane that humans spew into the atmosphere is rising, helping to turbocharge climate change, a new study finds. Tuesday’s study finds that in 2020, the last year complete data is available, the world put 670 million tons of methane in the air, up nearly 12% from 2000. “Methane is a climate …

China’s emissions nearing peak, says U.S. climate envoy
6 months, 3 weeks ago

China’s emissions nearing peak, says U.S. climate envoy

The Hindu  

As climate envoys from the world’s top two greenhouse gas producers meet in Beijing this week, experts say China’s emissions may finally be nearing their peak. “Whether China’s emissions growth continues or turns into a decline is absolutely decisive for our ability to peak global emissions and start reducing them towards net zero,” he told AFP. China is the world’s …

'Worrisome': Global methane spike imperils climate goals, study warns
7 months, 4 weeks ago

'Worrisome': Global methane spike imperils climate goals, study warns

Raw Story  

Methane emissions are rising faster than expected, a new study has warned, and the surge is putting global climate goals at risk. The study, published Monday in Frontiers in Science, found that methane emissions have risen quickly since 2006, with the growth rates for atmospheric methane seeing an "abrupt and rapid increase" in the early 2020s. "The growth rate of …

United by common challenges
10 months ago

United by common challenges

China Daily  

SONG CHEN/CHINA DAILY China and the US can work together to reduce methane emissions while ensuring global food security To limit global warming, it is essential to curb methane emissions, which have 86 times the warming potential of carbon dioxide and can cause significant temperature increases within the next two decades. The US released its US Methane Emissions Reduction Action …

Countries’ carbon removal plans not enough for 1.5C warming limit, study warns
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Countries’ carbon removal plans not enough for 1.5C warming limit, study warns

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Scientists have taken the UN’s approach of assessing the “emissions gap” between national climate protection plans and what is …

Heat-trapping carbon dioxide and methane levels in the air last year spiked to record highs again
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Heat-trapping carbon dioxide and methane levels in the air last year spiked to record highs again

Associated Press  

The levels of the crucial heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere reached historic highs last year, growing at near-record fast paces, according to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. “Methane’s decadal spike should terrify us,” said Stanford University climate scientist Rob Jackson, who heads the Global Carbon Project that tracks worldwide emissions of carbon dioxide but wasn’t part of NOAA’s …

US energy industry methane emissions are triple what government thinks, study finds
1 year ago

US energy industry methane emissions are triple what government thinks, study finds

Associated Press  

American oil and natural gas wells, pipelines and compressors are spewing three times the amount of the potent heat-trapping gas methane as the government thinks, causing $9.3 billion in yearly climate damage, a new comprehensive study calculates. About 40% of the global methane emissions from oil, gas and coal could have been avoided at no extra cost, which is “a …

Methane emissions from energy sector rose in 2023: IEA
1 year ago

Methane emissions from energy sector rose in 2023: IEA

The Hindu  

“Planet-heating methane released by the fossil fuel industry rose to near record highs in 2023 despite technology available to curb this pollution at virtually no cost,” the International Energy Agency said on March 13. “Slashing emissions of methane — second only to carbon dioxide for its contribution to global warming — is essential to meeting international targets on climate change,” …

Methane emissions from energy industry are triple what government thinks, study finds
1 year ago

Methane emissions from energy industry are triple what government thinks, study finds

LA Times  

A flare burns at a well pad in North Dakota. American oil and natural gas wells, pipelines and compressors are spewing three times the amount of the potent heat-trapping gas methane as the government thinks, a new comprehensive study calculates. “If we can get this roughly 1% of sites under control, then we’re halfway there because that’s about half of …

Energy industry methane emissions rise close to record in 2023
1 year ago

Energy industry methane emissions rise close to record in 2023

Al Jazeera  

Emissions of greenhouse gas responsible for a third of global warming ‘unacceptably high’, says energy watchdog. Methane emissions from the energy sector approached record highs last year, the International Energy Agency warned. In a report released on Wednesday, the global watchdog said the fossil fuel industry’s emissions of the potent greenhouse gas, responsible for about 30 percent of global warming, …

Oil and gas companies emit more climate-warming methane than EPA reports
1 year ago

Oil and gas companies emit more climate-warming methane than EPA reports

NPR  

Oil and gas companies emit more climate-warming methane than EPA reports Enlarge this image toggle caption David Goldman/AP David Goldman/AP The oil and gas industry may be emitting about three-times the amount of climate-warming methane than government estimates show, according to a new study in Nature. The study's researchers used airplanes to gather 986,238 measurements of methane emissions from six …

Oil giant fined just $780,000 after ‘one of world’s biggest ever’ methane leaks
1 year, 1 month ago

Oil giant fined just $780,000 after ‘one of world’s biggest ever’ methane leaks

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The authorities in Kazakhstan have imposed a fine of $780,000 on an oil company responsible …

What the world must do to tame methane
1 year, 1 month ago

What the world must do to tame methane

Hindustan Times  

Methane is a potent greenhouse gas. As cop28, the UN’s climate summit, gets underway in Dubai, it is greatly encouraging, therefore, that the chances of such a deal on methane are good. America will soon finalise regulations to reduce methane emissions from its huge oil and gas sector, including measures that cover leaky pipelines and storage. Methane control seemed to …

India welcomes Dubai consensus even as new flanks open
1 year, 3 months ago

India welcomes Dubai consensus even as new flanks open

The Hindu  

Amid the global consensus in Dubai to transition away from fossil fuels, India welcomed the agreement though new avenues of opposition may have opened that it will have to address in future climate negotiations. A line says: “.Accelerating and substantially reducing non-carbon-dioxide emissions globally, including in particular methane emissions by 2030.” While the global conversation around reducing methane deals with …

Australia pledges to cut methane emissions by 30 per cent by 2030 at COP28
1 year, 3 months ago

Australia pledges to cut methane emissions by 30 per cent by 2030 at COP28

ABC  

Six of the world’s biggest dairy companies have committed to reducing, and publicly disclosing, their methane emissions as part of a new global alliance launched at COP28. Key points: There's been a flurry of announcements at COP28 aimed at trying to reduce methane escaping into the atmosphere The boss of Sea Forest is developing a feed supplement that can slash …

US targets oil and natural gas industry’s role in global warming with new rule on methane emissions
1 year, 3 months ago

US targets oil and natural gas industry’s role in global warming with new rule on methane emissions

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Saturday issued a final rule aimed at reducing methane emissions, targeting the U.S. oil and natural gas industry for its role in global warming as President Joe Biden seeks to advance his climate legacy. The Environmental Protection Agency said the rule will sharply reduce methane and other harmful air pollutants generated by the oil …

COP28: Philanthropies to invest $450 million in next 3 yrs to help countries tackle methane
1 year, 3 months ago

COP28: Philanthropies to invest $450 million in next 3 yrs to help countries tackle methane

Firstpost  

Their announcement comes as the United States, UAE and China prepare to make several announcements at the U.N. COP28 climate summit on Saturday on raising more finance to tackle methane, and countries step forward with new plans to curb those emissions. A group of nearly a dozen well-funded philanthropies declared on Saturday their commitment to invest $450 million over the …

EPA aims to slash the oil industry's climate-warming methane pollution
1 year, 3 months ago

EPA aims to slash the oil industry's climate-warming methane pollution

NPR  

EPA aims to slash the oil industry's climate-warming methane pollution Enlarge this image toggle caption David Goldman/AP David Goldman/AP The oil industry has long leaked methane into the atmosphere, contributing to the greenhouse gasses that are warming the planet. The EPA estimates the new rule will reduce methane emissions nearly 80% below what they were projected to be, and that …

Cause and Effect | At COP28, world leaders are at a crossroads
1 year, 4 months ago

Cause and Effect | At COP28, world leaders are at a crossroads

Hindustan Times  

World leaders converging on Dubai for the COP28 summit have their task cut out for them: To agree on emissions cut and a phase-out of fossil fuels; operationalising the loss and damage fund; and to ensure action on the new and updated nationally determined contributions. The world is currently headed for 2.5 to 2.9°C warming over the pre-industrial period, said …

COP28 turns attention to potent methane emissions
1 year, 4 months ago

COP28 turns attention to potent methane emissions

The Hindu  

Climate talks often revolve around reducing the most dangerous greenhouse gas CO2. Gas leaks and cow burp The majority of methane emissions -- around 60% -- are linked to human activity, the IEA says, while some 40% is from natural sources, mainly wetlands. The energy sector -- coal, oil and gas -- is the second largest source of human caused …

China's carbon emissions set to peak before 2030: Expert poll
1 year, 4 months ago

China's carbon emissions set to peak before 2030: Expert poll

The Hindu  

China is on track to meet a goal to bring its climate-warming carbon dioxide emissions to a peak before 2030, according to a poll of 89 experts from industry and academia published on Tuesday, though questions remain over how high the top will be. More than 70% of respondents said China, the world's biggest carbon dioxide emitter, will be able …

Emissions Gap report: ‘World to warm by nearly 3°C without aggressive action’
1 year, 4 months ago

Emissions Gap report: ‘World to warm by nearly 3°C without aggressive action’

The Hindu  

Countries’ current emissions pledges to limit climate change would still put the world on track to warm by nearly 3 degrees Celsius this century, according to a United Nations analysis released on November 20, 2023. The annual Emissions Gap report, which assesses countries’ promises to tackle climate change compared with what is needed, finds the world faces between 2.5°C and …

UN report says world is racing to well past warming limit as carbon emissions rise instead of plunge
1 year, 4 months ago

UN report says world is racing to well past warming limit as carbon emissions rise instead of plunge

Associated Press  

Earth is speeding to 2.5 to 2.9 degrees Celsius of global warming since pre-industrial times, set to blow well past the agreed-upon international climate threshold, a United Nations report calculated. The United States’ Inflation Reduction Act, which has $375 billion in spending on clean energy, by 2030 would reduce yearly emissions of carbon dioxide by about 1 billion metric tons, …

Greenhouse gases hit record high in 2022: UN
1 year, 4 months ago

Greenhouse gases hit record high in 2022: UN

The Hindu  

Greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere hit new record highs in 2022, with no end in sight to the rising trend, the United Nations warned on November 15. The UN's World Meteorological Organization said levels of the three main greenhouse gases — the climate-warming carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide — all broke records last year. "Despite decades of warnings …

UN says greenhouse gases in atmosphere hit record high in 2022
1 year, 4 months ago

UN says greenhouse gases in atmosphere hit record high in 2022

Al Jazeera  

Leader of UN’s meteorological agency says the world is still ‘heading in the wrong direction’ and must cut use of fossil fuels. The United Nations says the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere surged to new highs last year as climate change fuelled extreme weather across the globe. In a bulletin released on Wednesday, the UN’s World Meteorological Organization …

Countries asked to slash cooling emissions by 68% by 2050
1 year, 5 months ago

Countries asked to slash cooling emissions by 68% by 2050

The Hindu  

With climate warming leading to more air conditioning use worldwide, dozens of countries including China, India and the United States are being asked to commit to a global pledge that would require at least a 68% reduction in cooling-related emissions by 2050, sources told Reuters. The pledge, which would mark the world's first collective focus on energy emissions from the …

World unlikely to limit temperature rise to 2C, warns climate scientist
1 year, 8 months ago

World unlikely to limit temperature rise to 2C, warns climate scientist

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A leading climate scientist has said he is “very pessimistic” about the world reducing emissions …

Global temperatures smash records, underscore danger of greenhouse gas emissions
1 year, 8 months ago

Global temperatures smash records, underscore danger of greenhouse gas emissions

Hindustan Times  

Global temperatures have smashed through records this week, underscoring the dangers of ever-increasing greenhouse gas emissions generated from burning fossil fuels. It’s likely the world will exceed 1.5C of warming “in the near term,” with efforts on climate action still insufficient, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said in March in a report summarizing five years of its own research. …

Global warming rate speeds up at 0.2 degrees celsius per decade, scientists warn
1 year, 9 months ago

Global warming rate speeds up at 0.2 degrees celsius per decade, scientists warn

Hindustan Times  

Record-high greenhouse gas emissions and diminishing air pollution have caused an unparalleled acceleration in global warming, 50 top scientists warned Thursday in a sweeping climate science update. From 2013 to 2022, "human-induced warming has been increasing at an unprecedented rate of over 0.2 degrees Celsius per decade," they reported in a peer-reviewed study aimed at policymakers. World leaders will be …

Planet warming at ‘unprecedented rate’, study finds
1 year, 9 months ago

Planet warming at ‘unprecedented rate’, study finds

Al Jazeera  

Human-induced warming has been increasing at a rate of 0.2 degrees Celsius per decade, scientists say in a new study. From 2013 to 2022, “human-induced warming has been increasing at an unprecedented rate of more than 0.2 degrees Celsius per decade,” 50 top scientists warned on Thursday in a sweeping climate science update. World leaders will be confronted with the …

Only around 13% of global methane emissions regulated: Study
1 year, 10 months ago

Only around 13% of global methane emissions regulated: Study

The Hindu  

Researchers have showed through a review that only around 13% of global methane emissions are regulated, despite methane emissions causing at least 25% of current global warming. The researchers focused on 281 policies worldwide, 255 of them currently in force, that aim to monitor and reduce methane emissions examining the geographical coverage, strength and effectiveness of the policies. But fossil …

Cause and Effect | The underestimated threat in our fight against climate change
1 year, 10 months ago

Cause and Effect | The underestimated threat in our fight against climate change

Hindustan Times  

While the world focuses on cutting carbon dioxide emissions in its battle against rising global temperatures, CO2’s evil twin, Methane, has largely remained under the radar. According to the International Energy Agency’s Global Methane Tracker, the energy sector added about 135 million tonnes of methane in the atmosphere in 2022. With existing technology, a reduction of 75% is possible in …

Methane big part of ‘alarming’ rise in planet-warming gases
1 year, 11 months ago

Methane big part of ‘alarming’ rise in planet-warming gases

Associated Press  

Methane in the atmosphere had its fourth-highest annual increase in 2022, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported, part of an overall rise in planet-warming greenhouse gases that the agency called “alarming.” Though carbon dioxide typically gets more attention for its role in climate change, scientists are particularly concerned about methane because it traps much more heat — about 87 …

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