At Methane Action, we have a path to restoring atmospheric methane levels and lowering global warming 0.6 degrees Celsius in the next two decades, saving countless lives and ecosystems in the process. Join us! “In a short time, Methane Action has succeeded in bringing together key stakeholders from the research and policy communities, becoming an effective forum […]
Source: Methane Action www.methaneaction.org NEWS RELEASE Contacts: In Sharm el-Shiekh: Daphne Wysham, daphne@methaneaction.org, +1 503 310 7042 In Paris: Durwood Zaelke, zaelke@igsd.org, +1-202-498-2457 In New York: Stephen Kent, skent@kentcom.com +1 914 589 5988 [Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt – November 17, 2022] At the COP27 climate summit, NGOs and scientists are calling on delegates to specify concrete steps for cutting methane emissions, and for stepped up […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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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, […]
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 […]
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PRESS RELEASE Contact: Stephen Kent, skent@kentcom.com , 914-589-5988 [Calabasas, CA – May 6] The non-profit Methane Action and leading climate scientists and atmospheric chemists welcomed the landmark UN report on methane emissions released today. But in addition to the report’s focus on cutting anthropogenic methane emissions, they pointed out that we also must prioritize addressing […]
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 […]
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NEWS RELEASE Contact: Stephen Kent, skent@kentcom.com, 914-589-5988 [Calabasas, CA – April 16, 2021] In a sign-on letter issued a week before the Earth Day climate summit, prominent climate scientists today called on U.S. and global leaders “to take effective measures to cut methane emissions, reduce atmospheric methane concentrations, and return methane in the atmosphere to preindustrial levels.” Methane is a […]
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