Environmental groups urge California to track methane from reservoirs
Methane, the second-biggest contributor to climate change, is spewing into the atmosphere from the oil and gas industry,…
Guest post: How changes to coal mining have affected China’s methane emissions
Methane, a potent greenhouse gas, is responsible for about 30% of the global temperature increase observed since the…
Webb Detects Unexpected Richness of Hydrocarbons in Obscured Core of Nearby Ultra-Luminous Galaxy
Astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have uncovered an unprecedented richness of small gas-phase hydrocarbons —…
MethaneSAT Releases First Global Assessment of Oil and Gas Climate Pollution
MethaneSAT, the world’s most advanced methane-detecting satellite and first spacecraft owned by an environmental nonprofit, promised to usher…
How COVID shutdowns led to a methane surge
In the early 2020s, as societies around the world shut down to protect their people from the…
Gas looping boosts efficiency of carbon nanotube production
By recycling the gases passing through a pyrolysis reactor, researchers have demonstrated a more efficient way to convert…
Commission welcomes ministerial support for the pragmatic implementation of the Methane Regulation on import requirements
EU energy ministers discussed EU methane rules in their Council meeting in Brussels today, supporting the approach suggested…
COP30: World is falling behind on crucial methane emissions cuts, new report warns
Worldwide methane emissions are still rising despite a global pledge adopted in 2021 by several countries, the COP30…
Unexpected Mixture of Hydrogen Cyanide and Hydrocarbons May Exist on Saturn’s Moon Titan
Titan offers great motivation for the detailed study of organic chemistry in unconventional conditions. Nonpolar hydrocarbons such as…
Webb Telescope Detects Gas on Distant Dwarf Planet Makemake for the First Time
An SwRI-led team used Webb telescope observations (white) to detect methane gas on the distant dwarf planet Makemake.…
New Mexico Is Building A Quantum Computing Hub
In this week’s edition of The Prototype, we look at New Mexico’s plans to build a quantum computing…
How one AI startup is helping rice farmers battle climate change
Fixing climate change is no small task — just ask carbon removal developers like Mitti Labs. The New…