Methane

Calls mount for action on methane ahead of COP27 Climate Summit

Climate change

Calls mount for action on methane ahead of COP27 Climate Summit

Green Alliance argues UK has made 'little headway' on pledge made at COP26 to slash methane emisisons by 30 per cent by 2030

clock 02 November 2022 • 5 min read
Study: Failure to improve global waste management will push climate goals out of reach

Waste

Study: Failure to improve global waste management will push climate goals out of reach

Governments urged to make waste management policy and investment a top priority at COP27 Climate Summit

clock 03 October 2022 • 3 min read
Ships switching to LNG still leading to 'dangerous' methane emissions, report warns

Shipping

Ships switching to LNG still leading to 'dangerous' methane emissions, report warns

New report from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) highlights the need to control methane slips on ships that have switched to using LNG as fuel

clock 14 September 2022 • 3 min read
Government launches call for evidence on how to tackle livestock methane emissions

Supply chain

Government launches call for evidence on how to tackle livestock methane emissions

Government and devolved administrations team up to explore how to accelerate adoption of methane-busting feed products for cattle and sheep

clock 23 August 2022 • 3 min read
Inflation Reduction Act: 10 ways it will turbocharge US climate action (and one way it won't)

Legislation

Inflation Reduction Act: 10 ways it will turbocharge US climate action (and one way it won't)

The landmark legislation's climate provisions could unlock billions of dollars of low carbon investment and millions of green jobs - but it also paves the way for new fossil fuel infrastructure

clock 08 August 2022 • 22 min read
EU warned it cannot meet methane goals without curbing livestock numbers

Energy

EU warned it cannot meet methane goals without curbing livestock numbers

Report argues promised 30 per cent cut in methane emissions will be extremely difficult to achieve without tackling livestock numbers

clock 14 June 2022 • 4 min read
Beyond CO2: Scientists call beefed up strategy to tackle methane emissions

Net Zero Now

Beyond CO2: Scientists call beefed up strategy to tackle methane emissions

'Methane is a blow torch that’s cooking the planet,' scientists warn, as new study argues near term action could play a critical role in curbing global warming

clock 25 May 2022 • 3 min read
Measure climate impact over a decade, not a century

Climate change

Measure climate impact over a decade, not a century

Slashing methane emissions is the closest thing the world has to a silver bullet for rapid climate action, writes former Greenpeace CEO Paul Gilding

clock 22 May 2022 • 4 min read
'Project Mootopia': Ben & Jerry's launches emissions-cutting pilots at it dairy farms

Biodiversity

'Project Mootopia': Ben & Jerry's launches emissions-cutting pilots at it dairy farms

Brand hopes new project will help meet its goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions to half industry average by 2024

clock 12 May 2022 • 2 min read
Arla Foods to give methane-reducing feed to 10,000 cows across Europe

Supply chain

Arla Foods to give methane-reducing feed to 10,000 cows across Europe

Dairy giant estimates major on-farm pilot could cut methane emissions from cattle by almost a third

clock 20 April 2022 • 3 min read