Methane Archives - Zero Carbon Analytics

Energy & Transport
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Briefing
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18 Jun 24

Why measuring methane matters

Methane emission rates reported by major oil and gas companies are 94% lower than indicated by independent estimates of the sector’s emissions.

Photograph of gas flaring at twilight. A fire burns at the top of a chimney above a gas plant.

Energy & Transport
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Briefing
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4 Dec 23

COP28: Assessment of the Oil and Gas Decarbonization Charter

The agreement sets targets for reducing carbon dioxide and methane emissions, but does not affect oil and gas production or emissions from consumption.

Energy & Transport
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Briefing
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9 Mar 23

Why gas use must fall rapidly if climate targets are to be met

To limit warming to 1.5°C, natural gas extraction must fall by nearly a third by the end of the decade.

Energy & Transport
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Briefing
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11 Nov 22

Analysis of US methane & fossil fuel announcements at COP27

The proposed US Methane Reduction Action Plan is ambitious, but hard to square with the country's plans to expand gas output.

Food, Nature & Land
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Briefing
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8 Nov 22

Biogas and its role in the energy transition

Biogas can be a substitute for natural gas, but its application should be limited to hard-to-abate sectors where there is no feasible alternative.

Cows on pasture

Food, Nature & Land
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Briefing
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19 Oct 22

The effectiveness of animal feed supplements in cutting methane emissions

A number of supplements are being tested in feedlots, but administering them on pasture, where most methane is produced, could prove challenging.

Climate Science
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Briefing
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7 Apr 22

IPCC Sixth Assessment Report: Mitigation of climate change

The report covers the major developments in our knowledge of mitigation since the IPCC’s AR5 was published in 2014.

Food, Nature & Land
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Briefing
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6 Apr 22

IPCC WGIII report: The land sector and climate mitigation

The land sector can provide up to 30% of the global mitigation needed to limit temperature rise to 1.5°C and 2°C.

Climate Science
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Briefing
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2 Sep 21

Reducing methane emissions is key to the climate fight

We now know methane is responsible for about a quarter of all global warming. But where does it come from and how can we stop it?

Climate Science
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Briefing
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16 Jul 21

IPCC’s upcoming 6th Assessment Report: Physical Science

The Working Group I report will be the biggest update on climate science knowledge for seven years. But what will it say?