It's short-lived but its planet-heating effects are much stronger than CO2. But a new report says action on cutting methane is too slow. Where does it come from, and what can we do to stop it ...

For years, countries have told the United Nations how much methane they emit using a kind of bottom-up bookkeeping: Count the ...

In the fight against climate change, the focus is usually on carbon dioxide, or CO 2 — and for good reason. It’s a greenhouse gas that remains in the atmosphere for years, trapping in heat for ...

"What If We Never Run Out of Oil?," Charles C. Mann's May 2013 Atlantic cover story, weighs the potential impact of a vast, untapped reserve of natural energy under the sea: methane hydrate. What is ...

They’ve been called “bubble chasers,” and “seep seekers,” though they sometimes call themselves “flare hunters.” They’re a ...

Researchers spotlight how selecting cattle for lower methane emissions could deliver long-term gains in efficiency and ...

The world is moving in a perilous direction when it comes to planet-warming methane emissions, which are soaring to record highs driven largely by human activity, new research warns. In April of this ...

… but our independent journalism isn’t free to produce. Help us keep it this way with a tax-deductible donation today. Methane only accounts for 20-30% of recent warming, while human-made CO2 remains ...

Washington — The Supreme Court on Friday allowed the Biden administration to continue enforcing, for the time being, a new rule that aims to curb emissions of the greenhouse gas methane from new and ...

The Biden administration is imposing a fee on large energy companies that spew excess methane, a potent greenhouse gas. Republicans may be able to repeal it. By Lisa Friedman and Brad Plumer Oil and ...

A new study finds that people whose gut microbiomes produce a lot of methane are able to unlock extra energy from a ...

Innovative practices — from diet additives to regenerative grazing — can offer quick wins in the fight against global rising ...