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A tech-backed mission to monitor methane pollution launches today

The Verge: Energy

Image: MethaneSAT via EDF A mission to map and track global methane pollution, a powerful greenhouse gas, is scheduled to launch today after years of collaboration between some of the biggest names in tech. After all, so-called natural gas is mostly just methane. MethaneSAT is scheduled to launch on March 4th.

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Ominous Trend Revealed in Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data

Green Market Oracle

Greenhouse gas ( GHG ) emissions cause heat to be trapped in the atmosphere which is warming the globe and driving climate change. Emissions include carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and nitrous oxide (N2O) and (commonly measured through what is known as carbon dioxide equivalents or CO2e). Emissions have grown by an average 1.4

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Ominous Trend Revealed in Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data

Green Market Oracle

This annual report looks at where we are compared to where we need to be in terms of GHGs (see previous reports 2012 , 2018 and 2019 ). GHGs are caused directly and indirectly by human activity especially energy (73%). Fossil fuel use is a major contributor of GHGs and coal powered power plants especially harmful.

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A North-Pole, How Much Longer?

Mr. Sustainability

million square kilometers, the second lowest in the 42-year satellite record, behind only September 2012. In the absence of thick multi-year ice, which can be up to five meters deep, any water that refreezes would take the form of much thinner, more navigable seasonable ice. Arctic sea ice extent averaged for September 2020 was 3.92

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COP26: Nearly 100 countries pledge to slash methane emissions by 30 per cent by 2030

Business Green

Initiative marks a significant step up in global action on the potent greenhouse gas and could lead to a major crackdown on sources of methane globally. The US President stressed that reducing methane emissions would be critical to keeping the world on a 1.5C-aligned

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It’s Time to Cut Methane Emissions

Sustainability Consulting

With the world’s focus on cutting CO2 emissions to slow global warming, cutting methane emissions is often overlooked. But with more potential to warm the planet in the short-term, it’s time to tackle methane gas emissions. Why Focus on Methane? C off the average global temperature in 2050.”

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