Methane emissions are rising faster than ever, research shows

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Pollution of the potent warming gas methane soars and people are mostly to blame

A new study says the amount and proportion of the powerful heat-trapping gas methane that humans spew into the atmosphere is rising, and it's helping to turbocharge climate change

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Pollution of the potent warming gas methane soars and people are mostly to blame

AP Science Writer A new study says the amount and proportion of the powerful heat-trapping gas methane that humans spew into the atmosphere is rising, and it’s helping to turbocharge climate change. Scientists fear the extra potent gas is being ignored. Tuesday’s study finds that in 2020, the last year complete data is available, the world put 670 million tons of methane in the air. That’s up nearly 12% from 2000. Emissions that are directly tra…

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One of the most potent greenhouse gases is rising faster than ever

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Adding fuel to the fire: Global methane emissions keep rising, stoking climate change

Methane concentrations in the atmosphere are now at the highest level in at least 800,000 years. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Human activity now fuels two-thirds of global methane emissions, report finds

Global methane emissions have risen faster than ever over the last 5 years, with at least two-thirds of annual methane emissions coming from human activities.