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Counting the Ocean's Greenhouse Gas Emissions
A new database seeks to improve estimates of oceanic emissions of methane and nitrous oxide.
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Colorado Hydrocarbon Leakage Rates Much Higher Than Reported
Airborne measurements put methane emissions from Colorado's Denver-Julesburg Basin at 12 to 26 tons per hour.
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Southwest’s Four Corners Home to Largest U.S. Methane Signal
Satellite data reveal fossil fuel harvesting operations in the Southwest's Four Corners are generating the country's largest methane signal viewable from space.
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Countries Worldwide Commit to Curbing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Although the agreement is a political breakthrough, it falls short of keeping future temperatures from rising more than 2°C above those of pre-industrial times.
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Report Addresses Timeline for Cutting Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Levels of greenhouse gas emissions need to be limited by midcentury to keep within a 2°C increase, a new United Nations report states.
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Upper Atmosphere Has Cooled Steadily for Three Decades
Scientists projected that the upper atmosphere would continue to cool and contract with rising greenhouse gas emissions. Now, these projections have been confirmed for the first time.
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Methane-Producing Microbes Important for Studying Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Scientists have long thought that methane-producing microbes contribute to climate change but are slowly learning just how big a role these microbes play.
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Black Carbon Reductions in the Arctic Tied to Declining Emissions
Researchers track the presence of black carbon above the Arctic Circle.