Tag: methane emissions
Why Tough Methane Cuts Are Crucial For Keeping Warming “Well Below” 2°C
Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas and the second-largest contributor to global warming after carbon dioxide (CO2). Methane traps heat in the atmosphere more efficiently than CO2, but has a significantly shorter lifespan, fading after just a few decades. Therefore, reducing emissions of methane — a gas primarily produced by agriculture, fossil … [continued]
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How Can A Podcast Help Us To Distinguish Social Change? A MediaEd Insights Collaboration
One principle of media literacy involves stepping back from a favored topic and doing a deep dive to figure out what motivates our interest in that topic. Known as metacognition, gaining such critical distance asks us to reflect on our self-knowledge and evaluate the sources that contribute to our perspectives. … [continued]
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More Renewables Lead To Lower Demand For Methane In Europe
There’s a line in a Bruce Springsteen song that goes like this: “Foreman says these jobs are going, and they ain’t comin’ back.” Something similar is happening to demand for methane in Europe. When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, the Continent depended heavily on supplies of cheap methane from Russia. … [continued]
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Circularity Cuts Cost Of Making Sustainable Aviation Fuel From Bio-Methane
Singularity Fuels in California has completed a six month trial of its system that converts bio-methane to sustainable aviation fuel.
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Last-Minute New York Budget Guts Climate Law & SEQRA
Albany, NY — New York lawmakers and the public were given their first look at the Transportation and Economic Development (TED) section of NY’s $268.5 billion state budget, mere hours before voting, concluding a secretive and one-sided negotiation process that delayed the State’s fiscal plan by nearly two months. Among … [continued]
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