Politics Oct 04 Supreme Court leaves in place two EPA regulations curbing methane and mercury emissions By Lindsay Whitehurst, Matthew Daly, Associated Press
Science Jul 07 Watch 6:55 Can a tax on livestock emissions help curb climate change? Denmark aims to find out Among greenhouse gases, methane is more harmful than carbon dioxide in terms of trapping heat. According to the United Nations, about 32 percent of human-caused methane emissions comes from livestock. Ali Rogin speaks with Ben Lilliston at the Institute for… By Ali Rogin, Harry Zahn
World Dec 02 Oil companies pledge at COP28 to slash methane pollution, but critics call it a ‘smokescreen’ 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 this year's United Nations climate talks said Saturday. By Jon Gambrell, Peter Prengaman, Seth Borenstein, Associated Press
Science Dec 02 Watch 7:47 What to know about the COP28 deal and new U.S. rules to cut methane emissions At COP28 on Saturday, 50 oil and gas companies — including industry giants ExxonMobil, Shell and BP — pledged to reduce methane emissions to “near zero” by 2030. At the same time, the Biden administration announced new rules to enforce… By John Yang, Murrey Jacobson, Lorna Baldwin, Andrew Corkery
Nation Nov 23 Watch 9:14 The challenge of tracking methane emissions and why they are higher than publicly reported The COP27 climate negotiations in Egypt put a spotlight on the problem of methane emissions, which are responsible for more than a quarter of the warming on the planet today. More countries are pledging to reduce those emissions, but methane… By Miles O'Brien, Will Toubman
Mar 06 Watch 4:44 Cow burps are a major contributor to climate change — can scientists change that? By Christopher Booker, Sam Weber Livestock production—primarily cows—produce 14.5 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. The majority of that is in the form of methane, a potent greenhouse gas that is a natural byproduct of how some livestock process food. But as Christopher Booker reports,… Continue watching
Feb 23 Watch 5:31 Alarming new climate report predicts ‘catastrophic’ global wildfires in the coming years By William Brangham, Claire Mufson There's grim new reports about potential causes and effects of climate change. The United Nations Environment Program has projected intense wildfires linked in part to climate change could increase 50 percent by the end of the century, and the International… Continue watching
Jun 17 Satellites seek out methane leaks from pipelines, oil fields, landfills and farms By Cheryl Katz, Yale Environment 360 Stemming the methane leaks from landfills, oil fields, natural gas pipelines and more is one of the most powerful levers we have to quickly slow global warming. New satellites are bolstering this urgent mission by pinpointing emitters of this potent… Continue reading
Aug 15 Watch 4:15 What does the federal methane regulation rollback mean? By PBS NewsHour The Trump administration announced this week that it had finalized a rollback of an Obama-era climate rule on methane emissions — a move that was condemned by environmental groups. Tim Puko, who reports on energy policy for the Wall Street… Continue watching
Nov 27 Watch 8:25 In the U.S., 30 to 40 percent of food is wasted. California aims to change that By Allison Aubrey, NPR, Mary Beth Durkin, Food4Thought Producer In the U.S., 30 to 40 percent of food produced never makes it to a dining table. Much of that waste ends up in landfills. But some companies are pursuing new techniques to reduce and redistribute surplus -- plus process… Continue watching