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Satellite data finds landfills are methane ‘super emitters’

Landfills are releasing a significant amount of planet-warming methane into the atmosphere from the decomposition of waste, scientists have warned. Researchers used satellite data from four major cities — Delhi and Mumbai in India, Lahore in ...

11 Aug 2022 at 11:41

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Landfills third largest source of methane emissions globally, scientists find

11 Aug 2022 at 21:33

National News

Landfills third largest source of methane emissions globally, scientists find

11 Aug 2022 at 20:33

Northern Ireland

Assembly passes climate Bill committing Northern Ireland to net zero by 2050

The Northern Ireland Assembly has passed climate change legislation committing the region to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. A Bill tabled by Agriculture and Environment Minister Edwin Poots passed its final stage in the ...

09 Mar 2022 at 13:55

World

Nine miners confirmed dead as search goes on for survivors following blasts

The death toll from accidents in recent days at two coal mines in southern Poland has increased to nine after four miners were brought to the surface and pronounced dead, authorities said on Sunday. The miners were among ...

24 Apr 2022 at 18:55

Replacing 20% of beef with fungi alternative could halve deforestation – study

Replacing a fifth of the beef people eat with fungi-based meat alternatives by 2050 could halve deforestation, a study suggests. Meat from “ruminants” such as cattle contributes to climate change because carbon-storing ...

04 May 2022 at 17:25

World

Methane emissions ‘significantly higher than countries claim’

Emissions of planet-warming methane from oil, gas and coal production are significantly higher than world governments claim, according to the International Energy Agency. The Paris-based agency said its analysis shows ...

23 Feb 2022 at 12:55

Breed cattle that emit less methane to reduce environmental impact – minister

Genetically engineering cows to emit less methane is preferable to encouraging more vegetarianism, farming minister Mark Spencer has said. Describing himself as a “freedom-loving economist” who does not want to ...

12 Jul 2023 at 17:30

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Kildare’s biomethane could replace all the natural gas consumed in the county, report says

All of the biomethane produced within County Kildare could replace all the natural gas consumed in the county, according to a new report. This finding comes from the Biomethane Energy Report, which was ...

13 Sept 2023 at 16:33

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Kildare’s biomethane could replace all the natural gas consumed in the county, report says

13 Sept 2023 at 17:33

World

50 oil companies pledge to reach near-zero methane emissions by 2030

Fifty oil companies representing nearly half of global production have pledged to reach near-zero methane emissions and end routine flaring in their operations by 2030, the president of the United ...

02 Dec 2023 at 12:46

World

EU reaches deal to reduce methane gas emissions from energy sector

European Union negotiators have reached a deal to reduce highly polluting methane gas emissions from the energy sector across the 27-nation bloc. According to experts, one of the biggest causes ...

15 Nov 2023 at 09:38

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