Author: Daphne Wysham

In this webinar, Methane Action’s CEO was joined by Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), former founding chair of the Center for Climate Repair at Cambridge University and former chief scientific adviser to the UK government  David King, and a roster of leading experts in a 90-minute discussion that took place on Thursday, September 15, 2022, on the […]

Read More… from VIDEO: Methane Removal:  On the Critical Path to Reducing Peak Global Temperatures

Global emissions of methane are skyrocketing. But if we act now, we can start getting it out of the atmosphere. [Originally published on Otherwords.org] This year’s Earth Day comes on the heels of some alarming climate news. But if we act now, we can make a huge difference. This April, scientists observed a record annual increase […]

Read More… from An Earth Day Technology Worth Investing In

Methane Action’s work is featured in The New Yorker’s Climate Crisis Newsletter by Bill McKibben. Here’s an excerpt : “Given both the threat and the opportunity, some scientists have begun wondering whether there might be ways to scrub some methane from the atmosphere. As with carbon dioxide, you can remove CH4 with “direct air capture,” which […]

Read More… from In The New Yorker: Are We Finally Ready to Tackle the Other Greenhouse Gas?

Scientists pioneering methane removal available for comment For immediate release Contact:  Stephen Kent, skent@kentcom.com, 914-589-5988 [Port Townsend, Washington – August 9, 2021]  Scientists whose work on methane is cited in the new Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report on climate change welcome the report’s recognition of methane as a key driver of climate change, […]

Read More… from New IPCC report includes methane removal as part of the path to containing climate change

The threat of large methane and carbon dioxide releases from the lake is due to a rare seismic phenomenon, but it’s also part of a broader, growing threat of acute releases in the Arctic and elsewhere for which we need to be better prepared. What? A volcanic eruption on the tectonic divide of the East […]

Read More… from Expert Scientists Available for Comment on Lake Kivu Crisis

BY ROB JACKSON AND DAPHNE WYSHAM When world leaders convened at the climate summit, carbon dioxide (CO2) wasn’t the only climate pollutant on the agenda. They also grappled with methane. Methane accounts for 16 percent of all global greenhouse gas emissions, yet it’s one of the most powerful levers for fighting climate change. We’re unlikely to […]

Read More… from In The Hill: Congress must act to solve the methane problem