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The Climate Policy Monitor report found a trend of backsliding by one country in particular, but there are signs of hope at the global level.
There are ways to reduce emissions without sacrificing yield. A new study shows how, and looks at a technique billed as ‘climate-friendly’ that makes emissions worse.
Climate scientist Philippe Ciais speaks to The Conversation Weekly podcast about new research explaining why global levels of methane spiked during the pandemic.
Ditches and canals can be climate heroes.
Beef is a source of complete protein for humans, but its production results in greenhouse gas emissions.
Engineering microbes to soak up more carbon, boost crop yields and restore former farmland is appealing. But synthetic biology fixes must be done thoughtfully
Removing so-called ‘short-lived climate pollutants’ from the atmosphere could reduce global warming – fast.
Satellites can be used to independently monitor emissions, helping to better understand emissions in regions where ground-based or other data are lacking.
The incident adds to serious doubts about whether Australia can meet its commitment to reduce emissions of methane, a highly potent greenhouse gas.
Methane reacts in the atmosphere to form components of fine particulate air pollution, which can penetrate deep into the lungs and increase risk for heart disease and asthma.
MethaneSat was developed to spot emission hot spots of invisible methane pollution from space. Without it, accurate methane monitoring will be incredibly difficult.
Ice cores provide important evidence as archival records of global atmospheric composition that has constantly changed.
Cover landfills and manure tanks and shrink dairy herds, for a start.
Improved computer models shed light on how reducing sulphur emissions will inadvertently release methane from wetlands.
We wanted to find out how much carbon and nitrogen is being released from the northern permafrost. Here’s the region’s first full greenhouse gas budget covering CO₂, methane, and nitrous oxide.
Gas-fired power plants can keep energy reliable and affordable. But they should be used only when absolutely necessary.
New research shows huge potential for biogas production from methane emissions from slurry on dairy farms.
Abating methane emissions and enhancing atmospheric removal offers an opportunity to rapidly mitigate warming.
Human activities now account for two-thirds of all methane venting to the atmosphere – and our efforts to staunch the flow are not yet bearing fruit.
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Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Environment; Executive Director, Global Carbon Project, CSIRO
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Professorial Fellow, School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham
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Research Group Leader, CSIRO
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Professor, Department of Earth System Science, and Chair of the Global Carbon Project, Stanford University
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Research scientist, NASA
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Professor of Earth Sciences, Royal Holloway, University of London
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Honorary Fellow, CSIRO
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Professor & Director, Primary Industries Climate Challenges Centre, The University of Melbourne
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Enseignant-chercheur, Laboratoire des sciences du climat et de l’environnement (LSCE), Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ) – Université Paris-Saclay
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Professor of Climate Sciences, Duke University
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Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO
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PhD candidate, Connected Waters Initiative, UNSW
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Head of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics, University of Oxford
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Professor and Director of Research, ANU Law School, Australian National University
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Professor in Earth Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, and Emeritus Professor of Mineral Physics, University of Cambridge