Global carbon emissions are close to returning to pre-pandemic levels, according to this year’s Annual Global Carbon Budget from the Canberra-based Global Carbon Project. In a briefing with the Australian Science Media Centre (AusSMC), ANU professor Frank Jotzo, who was not involved in creating the budget, and CSIRO’s Pep Canadell explained the results and future … Continue reading Carbon emissions approach pre-pandemic levels
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Out of thin air: direct carbon capture is on the horizon
An Australian company could be selling modules that suck carbon dioxide directly from the air as early as next year, but it will be up to the highest bidder to decide what happens to that CO2 once it’s been captured. Melbourne-based Southern Green Gas (SGG) has just announced a partnership with Swiss Re, a multinational … Continue reading Out of thin air: direct carbon capture is on the horizon
Gorgon’s carbon capture shortfall
The self-described “world’s largest carbon capture and storage project” hasn’t captured enough carbon to meet its goals. The Gorgon LNG Project, a large-scale gas-mining project off the West Australian coast, has not been able to capture 80% of the carbon dioxide it has emitted over the past five years – a target on which its initial state government … Continue reading Gorgon’s carbon capture shortfall
Global methane emissions hit record high
Global emissions of methane have reached the highest levels on record, according to a new study. This has been driven by coal mining, oil and natural gas production, cattle and sheep ranching and landfills, the researchers say, with more than half of all emissions now linked to human activities. And unlike with carbon emissions, it’s … Continue reading Global methane emissions hit record high
Climate change in northern climes
Two new studies could help scientists better monitor – and hopefully manage – climate change in the Earth’s northerly regions. In the first, a 59-strong team of scientists from Canada, Russia, the US, Germany and Scandinavia highlights dramatic differences in the ways forests and peatlands regulate water loss to the atmosphere in a warming climate. … Continue reading Climate change in northern climes
Keeping an eye on methane
NASA is tracking methane to get a better handle on how and where it moves, and how it behaves when it gets there. Scientists have created a 3D portrait of its concentrations by combining multiple data sets from emissions inventories and simulations of wetland sources into a high-resolution computer model. Carbon dioxide is the main … Continue reading Keeping an eye on methane
Ancient methane stores may not be a threat
It’s what we’re creating today we should be worried about.
Geology creates chemical energy
Origin of a massive methane reservoir discovered.
Fracking blamed for all that methane
Chemical fingerprint reveals a tell-tale change in carbon composition.
Methane on Mars: opposite results in studies just days apart
Different instruments bring contradictory findings in search for possible bio-signature. Richard A Lovett reports.
Jupiter and Titan findings underpin troubling news about Earth methane emissions
New modelling suggests estimates for methane’s role in global warming are on the low side. Richard A Lovett reports.
Scientists unlock the secrets of Pluto’s methane dunes
Analysis of NASA data finds the dwarf planet has a highly dynamic environment. Phil Dooley reports.