Tag: methane
Global warming: bacteria addicted to methane against the misdeeds of cattle farming
News Published on 08/26/2023 at 4:48 p.m. Updated 08/26/2023 at 4:48 p.m. Reading 2 mins. To eliminate methane emissions, some scientists are studying the potential of bacteria capable of ingesting…
Climate Live – Higher-than-expected methane emissions from northern streams and rivers
Higher-than-expected methane emissions from northern streams and rivers Watercourses in northern regions release high levels of methane gas into the atmosphere. Photo: Gerard Rocher Rose Studies show that the Earth’s…
Livestock: how to reduce enteric methane from cows
Agriculture accounts for a fifth of France’s greenhouse gas emissions. Among the main culprits: ruminant burps. Enteric methane represents half of the carbon footprint of a dairy farm. Initiatives already…
After the leaks – still high levels of methane
Published: Just now full screen The leak from Nord Stream 2 photographed in September. Photo: Swedish Coast Guard/AP/TT The leaks on the Nord Stream gas pipelines meant large emissions of…
The biggest meat and dairy companies emit almost as much methane as the European Union
News Published on 04/12/2022 at 6:11 p.m. Updated 04/12/2022 at 6:11 p.m. Reading 2 mins. They are called JBS, Tyson, Dairy Farmers of America or Danone. If the fifteen largest…
You can be both your health and your money! Furnaces cause cancer
There are different types of stoves for cooking meals. But the most commonly used stove is gas stoves. These stoves in many homes endanger the health of us and our…
Transforming methane into biodiesel: promising research in Brazil
A team of researchers from the Federal University of São Carlos in Brazil is working on a process to convert methane into fuel “under mild conditions, while using less energy”.…
Climate: when TotalEnergies goes hunting for methane
Four small propellers, a wingspan of one meter at most, a weight not exceeding 10 kilos… For the operators of Likouf, a 250-metre-long floating oil platform belonging to TotalEnergies and…
Methane in the atmosphere is growing at a record rate – the exact reason for the rapid growth is unknown
Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas with the greatest impact on anthropogenic global warming after carbon dioxide. The amount of methane in the atmosphere grew at a record pace last…
How to use biomass to produce energy?
Biomass is the first source of energy to have been exploited by men, and for a long time it was the most important. It was only with the industrial revolution…