Catalytic methane oxidation and combustion represent a critical domain in energy and environmental research. Methane, as the principal component of natural gas, is a promising low-carbon fuel; however ...

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Scot Miller is an assistant professor in Johns Hopkins University's Department of Environmental Health and Engineering whose research focuses on greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution. His ...

As the effects of climate change accelerate, the U.N. says the strongest lever we have to reduce global warming is to curb the emissions of the greenhouse gas: methane. But emissions continue to ...

What is the environmental impact of methane? Methane, the primary component of natural gas, is a potent short-livedgreenhouse gas (GHG), with a global warming potential (GWP) around 28 times greater ...

Methane concentrations in Earth's atmosphere increased at record speed over the past five years. At least two-thirds of annual methane emissions now come from human activities, including fossil fuel ...

Vincent Gauci receives funding from the UK Natural Environment Research Council and Spark Climate Solutions. Surging methane emissions put our ability to meet Paris agreement climate targets in ...

WASHINGTON — A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine says the U.S. should pursue a two-phase approach to understand the need and potential for atmospheric ...