Methane
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AsiaChinaCitiesDrawdownElectricity GridEuropeFood SecurityMethaneSoil & Natural SequestrationUnited States
Large Methane Digesters Would Save 8.4 Gigatons of Carbon Equivalent by 2050
rge methane digesters rank #30 on Drawdown’s list of climate solutions, with potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 8.4 gigatons by 2050. They ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresFailure Is Not An OptionFood SecurityHuman Rights & MigrationIce Loss & Sea Level RiseMethaneOceansSevere Storms & FloodingWater
Rising Seas, Catastrophic Storms to Deliver ‘Misery on a Global Scale’ by 2100 Unless Climate Action Accelerates
Rising sea levels and catastrophic storm surges could displace 280 million people from the world’s coastlines and produce “misery on a global scale” unless ... -
Energy PoliticsLegal & RegulatoryMethaneOil & GasPipelines/Rail TransportShale & FrackingUnited States
Trump Methane Rollback Sows Divisions Among U.S. Fossils
The Trump administration drove a wedge into the U.S. fossil industry last week with a proposal to roll back Obama-era regulations to control climate-busting ... -
Carbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionDrawdownFood SecurityForests & DeforestationMethaneSoil & Natural Sequestration
Reducing Food Waste Would Save 70.53 Gigatons of Carbon by 2050
Reduced food waste places #3 on the Drawdown list of climate solutions. Reducing global food waste by 50% could decrease carbon emissions by a ... -
Auto & Alternative VehiclesCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsElectricity GridFood SecurityMethaneSub-National GovernmentsUnited States
California Cuts Carbon Even Faster Than Ambitious State Mandate
California is cutting its greenhouse gas emissions even faster than state regulations require, and produced more electricity from renewable energy than from fossil fuels ... -
Managed Grazing Would Save 16.3 Gigatons of Carbon by 2050
Managed grazing ranks #19 on the Drawdown climate solutions list. Altering conventional grazing practices would sequester 16.3 gigatons of carbon dioxide by 2050, making ... -
CanadaEnergy PoliticsEnergy SubsidiesFinance & InvestmentFirst PeoplesHealth & SafetyMethaneShale & FrackingSub-National Governments
B.C. Actively Promotes Fracking Boom as New Study Reaffirms Climate Impact
British Columbia is taking heat from two different news outlets for its avid support of natural gas fracking to feed its liquefied natural gas ... -
Intensive Silvopasture Could Cut Methane Emissions, Boost Carbon Sequestration in Animal Agriculture
Intensive silvopasture is one of the 20 carbon reduction options that Drawdown lists as Coming Attractions—strategies that weren’t ready for prime time when the book ... -
Seismic Lines for Fossil Exploration Boost Climate-Busting Methane Releases at Least 7%
Climate-busting methane released when fossil explorers cut seismic lines through natural landscapes are enough to drive up Canada’s estimated greenhouse gas emissions from land ... -
CanadaCarbon-Free TransitionChinaClimate Policy/Meetings/NegotiationsCoalEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsFinance & InvestmentInternational Agencies & StudiesMethaneOil & GasShale & FrackingUnited States
New Analysis Reveals ‘Clean’ Natural Gas as ‘the New Coal’
Methane leaks from liquefied natural gas (LNG) and other parts of the gas production chain are making the supposedly “clean fuel” a climate pollutant ... -
Arctic & AntarcticaBuildingsCanadaCitiesDrive to 1.5Failure Is Not An OptionFirst PeoplesIce Loss & Sea Level RiseMethaneSub-National Governments
Permafrost in Remote Canadian Arctic Thawing 70 Years Earlier Than Predicted
Permafrost in the remotest parts of the Canadian Arctic is thawing 70 years earlier than predicted, providing further evidence that the global climate crisis ... -
U.S. Fertilizer Plants Emit 100 Times More Methane Than They Report, Field Research Shows
There’s a yawning gap between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimate for climate-busting methane emissions in America’s industrial sector and real-world levels of ... -
Cracked, Leaking Storage Tanks Point to Alarming Safety Risks for Leading U.S. LNG Exporter
A series of leaks and cracks in the massive liquefied natural gas storage tanks operated by Cheniere Energy, the Houston company that until recently ... -
Biodiversity & HabitatCanadaCarbon Levels & MeasurementFinance & InvestmentHydroMethaneOil & GasShale & FrackingSub-National Governments
Quebec LNG Megaproject Would Boost Emissions by 37 Million Tonnes Per Year
The GNL Quebec liquefied natural gas megaproject would increase life cycle greenhouse gas emissions by more than 37 million tonnes per year, a group ... -
Oregon Senate Adopts Five-Year Fracking Moratorium
The Oregon State Senate adopted a five-year moratorium on oil and gas fracking last week, after amending a House resolution calling for a 10-year ...
