The pandemic has tugged carbon emissions down, temporarily. But levels of the powerful heat-trapping gas methane continue to climb, dragging the world further away from a path that skirts the …read more Source:: Science
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Methane emitted by humans vastly underestimated
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•Researchers measured methane levels in ancient air samples and found that scientists have been vastly underestimating the amount of methane humans are emitting into the atmosphere via fossil fuels. The …read more Source:: Science
Counter-intuitive climate change solution
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•A seemingly counterintuitive approach — converting one greenhouse gas into another — holds promise for returning the atmosphere to pre-industrial concentrations of methane, a powerful driver of global warming. …read more Source:: Science
Melting ice sheets release tons of methane into the atmosphere
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•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. …read more Source:: Science
US oil & gas methane emissions 60 percent higher than estimated
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•The US oil and gas industry emits 13 million metric tons of the potent greenhouse gas methane from its operations each year, 60 percent more than estimated by the US …read more Source:: Science
Breakthrough process for directly converting methane to methanol
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•The direct oxidation of methane — found in natural gas — into methanol at low temperatures has long been a holy grail. Now, researchers have found a breakthrough way to …read more Source:: Science
Worldwide increase in methane bubbles due to climate change
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•Due to climate change, including rising temperatures, more and more methane is bubbling up from lakes, ponds, rivers and wetlands throughout the world. The release of methane — a potent …read more Source:: Science
Transforming greenhouse gases: New ‘supercatalyst’ to recycle carbon dioxide and methane
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•Engineers have developed a new and cost-effective catalyst to recycle two of the main causes behind climate change — carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4). …read more Source:: Science
Methane-eating microbes may reduce release of gases as Antarctic ice sheets melt
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•A lake beneath the West Antarctic ice sheet contains large amounts of methane and describes how methane-eating microbes may keep the climate-warming gas from entering the atmosphere. …read more Source:: Science
Complex chemistry in Saturn’s moon Titan’s atmosphere
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•Saturn’s frigid moon Titan has a curious atmosphere. In addition to a hazy mixture of nitrogen and hydrocarbons, like methane and ethane, Titan’s atmosphere also contains an array of more …read more Source:: Science