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Global Warming Could Cause Wetlands to Emit More Methane, Study Finds

Global Warming Could Cause Wetlands to Emit More Methane, Study Finds

As temperatures rise, wetlands, which naturally act as both a sink and source of methane, may tip to emit more methane, according to new research from Smithsonian scientists. In a study published in the journal Science Advances, scientists examined anaerobic microbial activities in brackish coastal wetlands. Anaerobic microbes are found in areas without free oxygen, […]

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    Tips From Experts to Reduce Food Waste This Holiday Season

    Tips From Experts to Reduce Food Waste This Holiday Season

    With the holidays in full swing, there are more occasions for eating and drinking to excess, which gives us multiple opportunities to curb our food waste. Food waste is an enormous global problem. According to a 2024 report from the United Nations Environment Programme, households throughout the world wasted an average of more than one […]

    Feeding Grazing Cattle Seaweed Supplements Reduces Methane Emissions by Nearly 40%, Study Finds

    Feeding Grazing Cattle Seaweed Supplements Reduces Methane Emissions by Nearly 40%, Study Finds

    New research by scientists at University of California, Davis (UC Davis), has found that giving grazing cattle a seaweed supplement reduces their methane emissions by nearly 40 percent without having an effect on their health or weight. It is the first study to examine seaweed’s methane-reduction potential on grazing beef cattle, a press release from […]

    North Carolina Town Launches First U.S. Climate Lawsuit Against a Utility Company

    North Carolina Town Launches First U.S. Climate Lawsuit Against a Utility Company

    The small North Carolina town of Carrboro has initiated the country’s first climate accountability litigation against an electric utility. The lawsuit, filed on Wednesday, claims Duke Energy waged a “deception campaign” in order to obscure the climate hazards of fossil fuels. This led to delayed action in curbing planet-warming emissions, which caused the costs of […]

    New Report Names Cities With Highest Greenhouse Gas Emissions

    New Report Names Cities With Highest Greenhouse Gas Emissions

    A new report from Climate Trace identifies global cities with the highest emissions. The report was released on Friday at the 29th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29). The report includes an inventory of monthly emissions for states, provinces, counties and more than 9,000 cities to provide more […]

    World Meteorological Organization Reports Record High Emissions for 2023

    World Meteorological Organization Reports Record High Emissions for 2023

    Yet again, global greenhouse gas emission concentrations have risen to record highs for 2023, according to a new report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). In particular, atmospheric carbon dioxide is reaching a record pace as it soars to new highs, with the amount of carbon dioxide emissions accumulating in the atmosphere reaching an 11.4% […]

    Electrification of Upstream Oil and Gas Facilities Could Reduce Production Emissions by Over 80%, Report Finds

    Electrification of Upstream Oil and Gas Facilities Could Reduce Production Emissions by Over 80%, Report Finds

    According to a new report by Rystad Energy, converting production facilities for upstream oil and gas so that they are powered by electricity fueled by renewable sources or natural gas that would have otherwise been burned and flared could eliminate more than 80 percent of the sector’s associated emissions. In the Norwegian Continental Shelf, oil […]