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Euroviews. Amid high-stakes climate decisions, let's not forget about methane

In the dynamic landscape of climate policies, there will be many difficult choices ahead — urgently cutting all methane emissions is not one of them, Michal Kurtyka writes.

11/12/2023

United Arab Emirates

COP28: 50 oil companies pledge to almost end methane emissions by 2030

Representing nearly half of global production they pledged to reach near-zero methane emissions and end routine flaring in their operations by 2030.

02/12/2023

Green News

Is the UAE’s blue ammonia really ‘low carbon’? Experts aren’t so sure

COP28 president Sultan Al Jaber promotes blue ammonia as a decarbonisation solution. We spoke to various experts who disagree.

02/12/2023

Green News

COP28: What's happened on day three of the UN climate conference?

Catch up with the latest news from our team in Dubai.

02/12/2023

Green News

'Catch-22': Does cleaning up air pollution increase global warming?

Cutting pollution is heating up the planet, experts say. Here's what can be done about it.

02/11/2023

Climate Now

Meet the Swedish scientists hoping to solve Earth's methane mystery

In partnership with Copernicus

In this episode of Climate Now, we meet researchers in Sweden trying to find out why levels of the climate-warming gas methane are rising so sharply. Could it be a natural response to a hotter planet?

16/10/2023

Economy

'Burp tax' causes outrage in New Zealand before elections

New Zealand has a plan to tax farmers for their livestock's burps and flatulence -- and it's causing a stink ahead of Saturday's general elections.

14/10/2023

Climate

Feeding daffodil extract to cows could reduce methane emissions

A four-year trial is underway in the UK to determine whether feeding a compound found in daffodils to cows could reduce their production of the greenhouse gas, methane.

17/07/2023

Nature

UK farmers to breed ‘low-emission sheep’ in bid to cut methane

Sheep’s emissions are a major cause of global warming. But these farmers think they have a solution.

22/02/2023

Green News

Farming tax vital to Denmark's climate target, says government adviser

Farming in Denmark is expected to account for 40 per cent of emissions by 2030 if no new policies are introduced.

21/02/2023

Eco-Innovation

Could baby kangaroo poo reduce methane from cows?

Livestock farming is the biggest human-caused source of methane. Scientists have come up with another way to tackle the gas.

16/02/2023

Eco-Innovation

Bill Gates backs burp-busting cow feed by Aussie start-up

Methane gas is one of the biggest drivers of global warming. This startup hopes to combat it using seaweed.

24/01/2023

Green News

Watch what you might have missed from the first week of COP27

What happened during the first week of COP27? Here’s the 5 things you need to know

14/11/2022

Green News

COP27: What happened on day six of the UN climate conference?

US President Joe Biden arrived at the climate conference as discussions focused on decarbonisation.

11/11/2022

Eco-Innovation

UN to hunt sources of climate warming methane from space

There will be a public database of global methane leaks to encourage governments and companies to curb emissions.

11/11/2022

Green News

Farmers protest against New Zealand’s proposed ‘cow burp tax’

Farmers in New Zealand gathered in city and town centres on Thursday, driving tractors and pickup trucks and carrying signs to protest the government's plan to tax agricultural emissions.

20/10/2022

Climate Now

How rubbish dumps can reduce their methane emissions

In partnership with Copernicus

Landfill rubbish sites are one source of methane, yet many fail to manage the issue. In Poland, they're seeking to change that.

17/10/2022

Green News

Nord Stream: How will the Russian gas pipe leaks impact the climate?

The leaks released an estimated 500 metric tons of climate change-causing methane per hour when first breached.

28/09/2022

Mobility

Life-giving water discovered on exoplanet could in fact be methane

The discovery of evidence of water on an exoplanet in a “habitable zone” for the first time caused widespread excitement in 2019 - but a study suggests the vapours detected on K2-18b may in fact be methane.

17/05/2022

Eco-Innovation

Is fermented mushroom ‘meat’ the solution to our beef addiction?

Replacing 20 per cent of beef with a fungi substitute could halve deforestation, a new study shows.

05/05/2022