Alberta cows — and their burps — spotlight a loophole in Canada’s methane rule
Methane emitted from burps and manure from about 75,000 cows in a massive Brooks, Alta., feedlot is the 11th highest source of the gas nationwide.
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Trying to tame the tide exacerbates climate crisis
Blocking the flow of saltwater can turn coastal wetlands into methane belchers.
Landfills are methane 'super emitters', satellite data shows
Landfills are releasing a significant amount of planet−warming methane into the atmosphere from the decomposition of waste, a study suggests.
Canada’s emissions fell in 2020, but don’t pop the champagne just yet
Canada cut its greenhouse gas emissions by nine per cent in 2020, but whether that is indicative of a long-term trend or merely a product of the COVID-19 pandemic remains to be seen.
Methane in Earth’s atmosphere rose by record amount last year
Climate scientists say plugging methane leaks and phasing out fossil fuels is necessary to avert catastrophic global heating.
One of the world's worst greenhouse gases, methane increases at record rates
Global atmospheric levels of the potent but short-lived greenhouse gas methane increased a record amount last year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said on Thursday, February 7, 2022, worrying scientists because of the large role methane has in climate change.
Deforestation emissions far higher than previously thought
Carbon emissions from the felling of tropical forest doubled in just two decades and are accelerating, new research says.
Global methane emissions 70% higher than countries report, IEA says
Global methane emissions from the energy sector are about 70 per cent higher than reported by official data, according to new analysis from the International Energy Agency.
Methane emissions far higher than countries claim
The Paris−based agency International Energy Agency said its analysis shows emissions are 70% higher than the official figure provided by governments worldwide.
Guilbeault delays release of climate plan targets until spring
The environment minister says the delay is necessary to allow Indigenous Peoples, provinces and other interested parties to weigh in on what the plan should contain.
Critics want Trudeau to dump oil and gas fund
Green Party MPs and environmental groups say a financial relief program for onshore oil and gas companies should be scrapped after a scathing report by Canada’s climate watchdog was released Thursday.
Is fossil fuel getting too much government aid?
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said on Friday, November 26, 2021, a pandemic aid program to help oil and gas companies cut their methane emissions will be revisited now that the industry is back on its feet.
Canada has overpromised on climate and will fall behind competitors: industry group
Tim McMillan, CEO of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers says,"We've taken some very clear steps that are inconsistent with the rest of the world."
U.S. launches plan to reduce methane emissions
The Biden administration is launching a wide-ranging plan to reduce methane emissions, targeting a potent greenhouse gas that contributes significantly to global warming and packs a stronger short-term punch than even carbon dioxide.
Biden appears all-in on climate abroad, but home efforts are undermined by rogue senator
President Joe Biden is joining other world leaders in highlighting the importance of preserving forests as a force against global warming, but at home a coal-state U.S. senator is again threatening Biden's landmark climate legislation at home.