Methane
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Permafrost Melt Closes In on Critical Climate Tipping Point
Melting permafrost is closing in on a critical tipping point where it will release large volumes of methane and carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, ... -
Air & MarineAustraliaAuto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageBuildingsCanadaCitiesClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalDemand & EfficiencyDrive to 1.5Electricity GridEuropeFinance & InvestmentFood SecurityIndiaInternational Agencies & StudiesMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionMethaneMexico, Caribbean & Latin AmericaNational Plans & ResponsesPost-Carbon TransitionSolarSub-National GovernmentsSupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited StatesWaterWind
Flurry of Low-Carbon Announcements Marks First Day of Global Climate Action Summit
The Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco is entering its second day, with media and other observers scrambling to keep up with a ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesBuildingsCarbon Levels & MeasurementCitiesClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalDemand & EfficiencyLegal & RegulatoryMethaneOil & GasPost-Carbon TransitionSoil & Natural SequestrationSolarSub-National GovernmentsUnited StatesWind
Cities, States, Businesses Drive Down U.S. Carbon Pollution While Trump Prepares to Deregulate Methane Emissions
While the Trump administration prepares to undercut Obama-era controls on methane emissions from oil and gas operations, more than 3,000 U.S, cities, states, businesses, ... -
Air & MarineArctic & AntarcticaAuto & Alternative VehiclesBiodiversity & HabitatBioenergyCarbon Levels & MeasurementCCS & GeoengineeringDrive to 1.5EuropeFood SecurityForests & DeforestationMethaneNational Plans & ResponsesPost-Carbon TransitionTransitWalking & Biking
Iceland Aims for Full Carbon Neutrality by 2040
Iceland will increase the number of electric cars on its roads, ban new petroleum and diesel vehicles as of 2030, sequester carbon through wetland ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatBitumen BubbleCanadaCanada's Pipeline-Climate Policy ParadoxEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesFirst PeoplesLegal & RegulatoryMethanePipelines/Rail TransportPost-Carbon TransitionShale & FrackingTar Sands/Oil SandsWater
13-Point ‘To-Stop List’ Offers Trudeau a Way Forward After Trans Mountain
While Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his cabinet try to patch together a to-do list to salvage the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion in light ... -
Landfill Methane Would Save 2.5 Gigatons of Emissions by 2050
Producing energy from landfill methane ranks #58 on Drawdown’s list of climate solutions, with the potential to reduce atmospheric emissions by the equivalent of ... -
BioenergyDemand & EfficiencyElectricity GridEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesEuropeFinance & InvestmentGeneral RenewablesGeothermalHealth & SafetyHydroJobsMethaneNuclearOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportPost-Carbon TransitionSolarWind
Truly Independent Ukraine Must Drop Gas and Nuclear, Embrace Renewables
On 24 August, Ukraine celebrates its independence day. But as talks earlier this month between Russian president Vladimir Putin and German chancellor Angela Merkel on ... -
Food Waste Composting Would Save 2.28 Gigatons of Carbon by 2050
Normalizing and intensifying the composting of food waste ranks #60 on Drawdown’s list of climate solutions, with the potential to reduce atmospheric carbon by 2.28 gigatons by 2050. -
Arctic & AntarcticaCarbon Levels & MeasurementClimate Action/"Blockadia"Climate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCulture, Curiosities, & HumourEnergy PoliticsForests & DeforestationIce Loss & Sea Level RiseInternational Agencies & StudiesMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionMethaneOceansPost-Carbon TransitionSoil & Natural Sequestration
‘Hothouse Earth’ Coverage Misses the Point: Landmark Study Delivers Action Agenda, ‘Blueprint for Hope’
The "breathless media coverage" of this week's landmark Hothouse Earth study missed the authors' most important point, veteran climate hawk and meteorologist Eric Holthaus ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatEuropeFinance & InvestmentForests & DeforestationInternational Security & WarMethaneOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportUnited States
Trump, Canada Find ‘Common Ground’ in Opposition to Russia’s Nord Stream 2 Pipeline
In what The Canadian Press calls “a rare patch of common ground” between Canada and the United States during last week’s NATO summit in ... -
U.S. Natural Gas Sites Emit 60% More Methane Than Official Estimates, New Study Shows
A new study in the journal Science, showing methane emissions from U.S. natural gas operations that were 60% higher than official estimates, is undercutting ...
