Tag: Methane emissions

U.S., Qatar urge EU to change methane rules, warn of supply risk

June 24, 2026 admin

Major ‌energy exporters the U.S. and Qatar urged the European Union on Wednesday (June 24, 2026) to rewrite planned methane emissions rules for oil and gas imports, warning ⁠that the policy could disrupt fuel supplies to Europe. From next year, the EU regulation will require methane monitoring and verification for fuel deliveries to the bloc….

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Scientists report trees absorb methane as well

July 26, 2024 admin

Researchers measure methane exchange on upland trees in Peru. | Photo Credit: Vincent Gauci (CC BY-ND) Tree bark in the world’s forests absorbs the greenhouse gas methane, my colleagues and I have demonstrated for the first time on a global scale – a discovery that could have big implications for tackling climate change. As trees…

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Study says microbes, not fossil fuels, produced most new methane

May 1, 2024 admin

For the last three years, Naveen Chandra has been spending most of his days running simulations at the Research Institute for Global Change in Japan. He is trying to recreate the last 50 years of the earth’s atmosphere on a supercomputer roughly the size of an auditorium. Dr. Chandra has been trying to answer a…

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Methane emissions from energy sector rose in 2023: IEA

March 13, 2024 admin

The Paris-based agency said failing to curb methane leaks from oil and gas projects was a “massive missed opportunity” to prevent losses and reduce emissions of the potent greenhouse gas. | Photo Credit: AP “Planet-heating methane released by the fossil fuel industry rose to near record highs in 2023 despite technology available to curb this…

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