Ethane

Hydrogen Technology

University of Surrey Researchers Make ‘Game-Changing’ Findings for Hydrogen Production

University of Surrey researchers have said they have found a type of metal-free catalysts for the direct conversion of methane into hydrogen, which they believe…

United States

Methane Production Increases at a Faster Rate in Response to Ecosystem Warming

Scientists working at the ongoing Department of Energy's (DOE) Spruce and Peatland Responses Under Changing Environments (SPRUCE) experiment use the site's nort…

Net Zero Emission

How Could Organic Waste Management Infrastructure Help Mitigate Climate Change?

Organic waste accounts for over 20% of global methane emissions, a powerful greenhouse gas and a major climate change contributor.

Carbon Emissions

U.S. Seeks to Limit Flaring and Methane Leaks from Public Lands Drilling

President Joe Biden's administration on Monday proposed rules aimed at limiting methane leaks from oil and gas drilling on public lands, Washington's latest mov…

Nord Stream 2

Potential Climatic Impact of Nord Stream Methane Leaks

Nord Stream 1 and 2 were both intentionally destroyed on September 26th, 2022. Enormous amounts of gases, mainly methane, were discharged into the ocean and eve…

Mexico

Mexico's Pemex to Work With EPA to Bring Down Methane Emissions

Mexican state oil company Pemex said Saturday that it would work with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions - especi…

Canada

Canada, Nigeria Target Oil and Gas Methane Emissions With New Laws

Oil and gas producers Canada and Nigeria have become the latest countries to tackle the potent greenhouse gas methane with laws to rein in emissions in the foss…

UN Launches Satellite System to Track Methane Emissions

The United Nations is launching a satellite-based system to detect and track global methane emissions as part of efforts to reduce emissions of methane.

Carbon Emissions

U.S. and EU to Crack down on Fossil Fuel Sector’s Methane Emissions

The United States and the European Union will unveil an agreement targeting methane emissions within the fossil fuel industry.

Oil&Gas Drilling

Drillers Ask U.S. To Exempt Smallest Wells From Looming Methane Rule

Oil and gas companies have asked the Biden administration to exempt hundreds of thousands of the nation's smallest wells from upcoming rules requiring drillers …

Net Zero Emission

MIT Amps up Research to Reduce Methane Emissions by 2030

One of the most notable climate change provisions in the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act is the first U.S. federal tax on a greenhouse gas (GHG).

CCS

Biogas and Biomethane Could Bolster the Green Circular Economy

Green technologies could help countries transform organic waste into energy.

Net Zero Emission

‘Greenhouse Gases Reached Record Levels in 2021’

Methane, carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide all hit peak levels after the pandemic.

NASA Instrument Detects Dozens of Methane Super-Emitters From Space

An orbital NASA instrument designed mainly to advance studies of airborne dust and its effects on climate change has proven adept at another key Earth-science f…

Net Zero Emission

Australia Signs up to Global Pledge to Cut Methane Emissions by 30%

Australia's climate change minister Chris Bowen on Sunday said the government has joined the Global Methane Pledge as part of multilateral efforts to reduce glo…