#greenhouse-gases

#greenhouse-gases

Despite some progress in slashing the highly potent greenhouse gas, experts say the world can, and must, go much further to cut methane pollution. Scientists say reducing methane will benefit the climate and human health Image: Hussein Faleh/AFP/Getty Images As urgency mounts to curb rising global temperatures and emissions, reducing methane offers the world a "climate emergency break," said Martina Otto, head of the UN Climate and Clean Air Coalition.

Seven in 10 experts said they expected emissions to peak by the end of the decade with 2028 chosen as the likely peak year by the greatest number of respondents, according to the survey. In 2024's survey, 44 percent of respondents said they expected emissions to peak in 2025 or earlier. The survey is conducted annually by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air and the International Society for Energy Transition Studies, based in Helsinki, Finland, and Sydney, Australia, respectively.

Industries and individuals around the world burned record amounts of oil, gas and coal last year, releasing more greenhouse gases than ever before, a group of leading scientists said in a new report, warning that humanity is hurtling toward "climate chaos." The surge in global use of fossil fuels in 2024 contributed to extreme weather and devastating disasters including heat waves, storms, floods and wildfires.

China's energy sector has cut its emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane by 21% between 2014 and 2021, according to an inventory published this month.

NASA employees are preparing plans to terminate two critical satellite missions monitoring greenhouse gases, which provide valuable data to various sectors, including agriculture and science.

The Trump administration's proposed rule aims to rescind the endangerment finding, undermining the government's legal authority to limit greenhouse gases essential for addressing the climate crisis.

New York City's energy grid is working overtime to keep up with demand that is rising more quickly by the day because of electric devices, electric vehicles, and AI. That puts the city at real risk for more blackouts, like we saw in 2019, and that risk will only grow.

Environmental advocates warn that the expansion of two compressor stations along Transco's pipeline in North Carolina will lead to significant increases in air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.