Methane emission crisis threatens global climate goals

Urgent action to reduce methane emissions from fossil fuel operations is essential to meet global climate targets, the International Energy Agency has warned

Energy sector leads in Scotland’s emissions

Scotland’s greenhouse gas emissions saw an increase in 2022, marking a shift from two years of reductions attributed to pandemic-related factors, according to a new report

UK major methane leak spotted from space

The volume of methane discharged could have provided a year’s worth of power for 7,500 households, according to a scientific team

UK to give methane suppressants to dairy cows for net zero

Ministers plan to mandate the use of methane suppressants in compound feeds for cattle to reduce emissions from cows and other farm animals

No excuse for high methane emissions, says IEA chief

The global energy industry was responsible for 135 million tonnes of methane released into the atmosphere last year, according to a report

UN: ‘Energy firms are measuring emissions but numbers don’t add up’

Since last year, 12 out of 60 companies that set methane reduction aims are not on track to achieve them

Fury over government decision to tax cow and sheep burps

Farmers in New Zealand are concerned about the new tax and expect that it will discourage traditional farming practices

Do Nord Stream gas leaks come at ‘devastating’ cost to environment?

The gas released from these leaks will add to global warming while marine life could be suffocated, professors have told ELN

Moo-ving out! Biden vows to slash methane emissions

Fees of up to $1,500 will be imposed per metric tonne of methane emitted in 2026

Are landfills the world’s methane super-emitters?

A landfill in Buenos Aires has the same climate impact as one and a half million cars, according to new research