Scientists Identify Previously Unknown Sources of Methane Emissions
Following carbon dioxide, methane ranks as the second most prevalent greenhouse gas resulting from human activities. Its global warming potential over two decades exceeds that…
Emissions News
Progress Overshadowed: Two Mercury Emissions Hotspots Persist Despite National Progress
New research reveals a notable socioeconomic gap in who breathes the most toxic air. Partisan political debates often neglect to highlight the impressive results yielded…
Alarming Findings – Emissions of Banned Ozone-Destroying Chemicals on the Rise
A new study reveals a concerning uptrend in the emissions of five ozone-depleting substances from 2010 to 2020, despite their production for most applications being…
New Study: We Need To Learn To Live With Less Steel
According to a recent study, in order to achieve the goal of zero emissions, we must be ready for a future where the production of…
Car Preheating Produces More Particulate Emissions Than Driving Dozens of Miles
Recent research from Finland, conducted by the University of Eastern Finland and Tampere University, assessed particulate emissions from passenger cars preheating with an auxiliary heater…
New Catalyst Could Clean Natural Gas Engine Emissions
Palladium oxide catalyst cleans up emissions and enhances water vapor tolerance. A newly developed catalyst with unique, atomic-sized “rafts” does a better job than current…
NASA Solves Puzzle Involving the Recent Rise in Atmospheric Methane
A new NASA-led study has solved a puzzle involving the recent rise in atmospheric methane, a potent greenhouse gas, with a new calculation of emissions…
MIT-Developed Technique Turns Emissions Into Fuel
Scientists at MIT have developed a new system that could potentially be used for converting power plant emissions of carbon dioxide into useful fuels for…
Energy-Efficient Construction is Key to Lowering Urban Emissions
A newly published study reveals that cities can lower urban emissions most effectively by using energy-efficient construction. What are the best ways for U.S. cities…
Methane Gas Leaks Undermine Shift to Natural Gas
Scientists report that there are alarmingly high methane emissions from oil and gas fields, undermining the environmental benefits of natural gas, which is transforming the…
Study Reports Air Pollution Causes Thousands of Premature Deaths Each Year
Anyone that has every taken a bike ride, jogged or walked along a busy street knows how bad the air feels and smells and has…
Fossil Fuel Emissions, Organic Carbon and Alaska’s Glaciers
While studying climate change and trying to decipher the carbon cycle puzzle, researchers have been studying the source and amount of carbon flowing into the…
Natural Gas Mining Could Leak Enough Methane, No Longer Considered as Clean
Natural gas, which is often perceived as a clean alternative to coal and oil, can be advantageous since it produces fewer greenhouse-gas emissions than other…
