But these storm events also result in a spike in methane emissions from fjords to the atmosphere.
Tag: Methane
John Kerry vs. Natural Gas
John Kerry, President Joe Biden’s climate envoy, is the latest government official to deliver conflicting messages about energy.
The World Has Gone Bonkers!
Northern Ireland will need to lose more than 1 million sheep and cattle to meet its new legally binding climate emissions targets, according to an industry-commissioned analysis seen by the…
As Energy System Comes Apart, Germany Now Preparing Emergency Natural Gas Rationing Plans
“The government is having a contingency plan drawn up to determine which companies should first stop receiving gas when Russian natural gas fails to arrive,” reports Blackout News.de here. “A corresponding…
Fractions, Methane and Significance, It’s the Numbers Stupid
Grasping the relative size and importance of very small fractions can be challenging. Discussing parts per million or percentages with several zeros can become meaningless. Sometimes analogies are helpful.
Climate Change, an Emergency, or Not?
The Impact of CO2, H2O and Other “Greenhouse Gases” on Equilibrium Earth Temperatures
Methane Causes Half Of Global Warming–IPCC
An IPCC study last year suggested that 30-50% of the current rise in temperatures is down to methane.
UK Gas Production Could Plunge 75% By 2030 With No New Investment
From NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT JANUARY 31, 2022 By Paul Homewood From Oil Price.Com: The UK could become much more vulnerable to price shocks and geopolitical events…
Natural feedback or human activities? A new study points to agricultural and industrial sources as the main cause to the soaring atmospheric methane
“Good news is the natural feedback is still not that strong. But without substantial mitigation actions, we will lose the opportunity to control methane as we will have no solution…
Emission Reductions From Pandemic Had Unexpected Effects on Atmosphere
Earth’s atmosphere reacted in surprising ways to the lowering of emissions during the pandemic, showing how closely climate warming and air pollution are linked.
New Zealand Government Proposes Breeding Larger Cattle to Defeat Climate Change
According to the New Zealand government, so long as farmers continue productivity improvements, increasing the meat content per head of cattle, it should be possible to maintain current meat production…
UK Company Develops Climate Change Masks for Cows
According to Wired, a new bovine burp mask fitted with a catalytic converter catches methane expelled from cows and converts it to CO2 and water. Methane is a more powerful…
The moon controls the release of methane in Arctic Ocean
It may not be very well known, but the Arctic Ocean leaks enormous amounts of the potent greenhouse gas methane. These leaks have been ongoing for thousands of years but…
Regarding results of GOSAT-2 data analysis and the start of their public release
Column-averaged dry-air mole fractions of carbon dioxide, methane and carbon monoxide retrieved from satellite data NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES Science Business Announcement Greenhouse gasses Observing SATellite-2 “IBUKI-2” (GOSAT-2) is…
The Guardian: Joe Biden’s $1.7 Trillion Investment Could Reduce Global Warming by 0.1C
The Guardian has inadvertently revealed the utter futility of throwing trillions of dollars of borrowed government money into the bottomless renewable energy pit.
Reducing Cows´ Methane Emissions
That’s why we’re working to change our cows’ diet and help fight climate change.
New Study: Climate Impact Of Grazing Cattle Overestimated
From The Global Warming Policy Foundation Date: 05/06/20 Dr David Whitehouse, GWPF Science Editor The climate impact of grass-fed cattle may have been exaggerated as scientists find emissions of a…
Methane emitted by humans vastly underestimated, researchers find
University of Rochester Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas and large contributor to global warming. Methane emissions to the atmosphere have increased by approximately 150 percent over the past three…
“How dare you!” Will Happer “calls methane ‘irrelevant’ to climate”.
Guest eye-rolling by David Middleton From the American Association for the Advancement of Science of America… In unpublished paper, former White House climate adviser calls methane ‘irrelevant’ to climateBy Scott…
Curiosity Detects Unusually High Methane Levels
From NASA June 23, 2019 This week, NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover found a surprising result: the largest amount of methane ever measured during the mission — about 21 parts per…
Genetic breakthrough on tropical grass could help develop climate-friendly cattle farms
The discovery of genes responsible for asexual reproduction in a tropical grass may reduce negative impacts of cattle farming. The grass captures carbon, reduces gas emissions from soils, restores degraded…
Methane production and emissions in trees and forests
Lots and lots of implications for climate models and GHG budgets. From New Phytologist Kristofer R. Covey J. Patrick Megonigal First published: 06 December 2018 https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.15624 Summary Forest ecosystem methane…
Melting ice sheets release tons of methane into the atmosphere, study finds
From EurekAlert! Public Release: 3-Jan-2019 Melting ice sheets release tons of methane into the atmosphere, study finds University of Bristol Melting ice sheet release tons of methane into the atmosphere,…
US Court Rejects EPA Attempt to Delay Obama Era Methane Regulations
Guest essay by Eric Worrall The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has rejected a motion to delay implementation of Obama era methane emission laws…
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