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"Easily overlooked small wetlands are a big source of global methane"
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Easily overlooked small wetlands are a big source of global methane
Waterlogged land areas such as marshes, bogs and fens are the world's largest natural source of methane. Even the smallest of wetlands emit this powerful greenhouse gas. In a study from The University of Texas at Austin, researchers have identified tens of millions of easily overlooked small wetlands across the globe and found that they have a substantial collective impact, accounting for 24% of the world's total non-forested wetland emissions of methane. This research is published in Nature Cl…

👃🏽 Why city street surveys miss methane leaks, and what that means for safety
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Why city street surveys miss methane leaks, and what that means for safety
The complexities of urban environments—like variable winds off tall buildings or surfaces—significantly impair the ability to detect natural gas leaks from underground pipelines, a new study shows. SMU researchers found that detection probability can be reduced by 16 percentage points for methane gas leaks from main pipelines and by as much as 38 percentage points for service line leaks in urban areas, compared to rural settings.

"Fixing methane mega-leaks could boost energy stock amid crisis, report says"
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#Methane emissions cause 25% of #global_heating today, and there has been a “scary” surge since 2007, according to scientists. They have warned that this acceleration seriously risks triggering catastrophic climate tipping points. However, cutting methane emissions has a rapid impact, because the…

"How methane policy will make or break the climate crisis"
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How methane policy will make or break the climate crisis
The Climate Policy Monitor report found a trend of backsliding by one country in particular, but there are signs of hope at the global level.

"Dairy and coffee companies lacking targets to tackle methane emissions"
#Coffee #Methane #Food #Emissions

"Banks accused of failing to tackle methane emissions"
#Banks #Finance #Methane #Climate