{"id":256985,"date":"2023-05-11T20:20:21","date_gmt":"2023-05-11T18:20:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=256985"},"modified":"2023-05-11T20:20:25","modified_gmt":"2023-05-11T18:20:25","slug":"prioritise-methane-to-tackle-ghg-emissions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=256985","title":{"rendered":"Prioritise methane to tackle GHG emissions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"381\" data-attachment-id=\"256987\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=256987\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/0NZW_Methane.png?fit=1500%2C790&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1500,790\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0NZW_Methane\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/0NZW_Methane.png?fit=723%2C381&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/0NZW_Methane.png?resize=723%2C381&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-256987\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/0NZW_Methane.png?resize=1024%2C539&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/0NZW_Methane.png?resize=300%2C158&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/0NZW_Methane.png?resize=768%2C404&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/0NZW_Methane.png?resize=1200%2C632&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/0NZW_Methane.png?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/0NZW_Methane.png?w=1446&amp;ssl=1 1446w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From <a href=\"http:\/\/Net Zero Watch\">Net Zero Watch<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Whilst the world wrestles with the economic costs and societal implications of the push for Net Zero CO2 emissions, recent observations of our atmosphere are offering a much more targeted, cheaper and cost-effective way of limiting greenhouse gas emissions.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Satellite observations have revealed that two major fossil fuel fields in Turkmenistan are emitting vast quantities of methane \u2013 4.4 million tonnes a year \u2013 which because methane is 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide means a global warming effect greater than that of the UK, and most other countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The environmental intelligence agency\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kayrros.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kayrros<\/a>\u00a0reveal in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2023\/may\/09\/mind-boggling-methane-emissions-from-turkmenistan-revealed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Guardian<\/a>\u00a0details of the \u201cmind-boggling\u201d methane emissions based on data released by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/jpl\/methane-super-emitters-mapped-by-nasa-s-new-earth-space-mission\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NASA<\/a>\u00a0last year. It seems that Turkmenistan has been venting the methane rather than burning off the methane. Burning off, or flaring, can be detected by satellite but until now pinpointing precise sources of methane emission has not been possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"388\" data-attachment-id=\"256989\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=256989\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/02-pia25592_emit_methane_turkmenistan_figure_a.jpg?fit=1556%2C834&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1556,834\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"02-pia25592_emit_methane_turkmenistan_figure_a\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/02-pia25592_emit_methane_turkmenistan_figure_a.jpg?fit=723%2C388&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/02-pia25592_emit_methane_turkmenistan_figure_a.jpg?resize=723%2C388&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-256989\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/02-pia25592_emit_methane_turkmenistan_figure_a.jpg?resize=1024%2C549&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/02-pia25592_emit_methane_turkmenistan_figure_a.jpg?resize=300%2C161&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/02-pia25592_emit_methane_turkmenistan_figure_a.jpg?resize=768%2C412&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/02-pia25592_emit_methane_turkmenistan_figure_a.jpg?resize=1536%2C823&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/02-pia25592_emit_methane_turkmenistan_figure_a.jpg?resize=1200%2C643&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/02-pia25592_emit_methane_turkmenistan_figure_a.jpg?w=1556&amp;ssl=1 1556w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/02-pia25592_emit_methane_turkmenistan_figure_a.jpg?w=1446&amp;ssl=1 1446w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Turkmenistan\u2019s Methane Emissions. Image courtesy of NASA, JPL, Caltech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Antonine Rostand president of Kayrros is quoted as saying, \u201cMethane is responsible for almost half of short-term (climate) warming.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Taking these findings into account alongside the recent suggestion that&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.netzerowatch.com\/ozone-depleting-substances-play-bigger-role-in-global-warming-than-previously-thought\/\">ozone-depleting substances<\/a>&nbsp;are responsible for about a third of the warming leads to a simple yet startling conclusion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is that the quickest and most cost effective way to tackle the majority of greenhouse gas emissions is to go after methane and ozone-depleting substances emissions. Using satellites the hot spots of those outpourings can be readily pinpointed. This way tackling the much more difficult task of reducing conventional carbon dioxide emissions and their contribution to global warming can be considered in a less frantic and more realistic manner.<br><br>Feedback: david.whitehouse@netzerowatch.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whilst the world wrestles with the economic costs and societal implications of the push for Net Zero CO2 emissions, recent observations of our atmosphere are offering a much more targeted, cheaper and cost-effective way of limiting greenhouse gas emissions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":121246920,"featured_media":256987,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[691818090,691818076,691818443,691818154],"class_list":{"0":"post-256985","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"hentry","7":"category-uncategorized","8":"tag-climate-warning","9":"tag-co2","10":"tag-greenhouse-gas-emissions","11":"tag-net-zero","13":"fallback-thumbnail"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/0NZW_Methane.png?fit=1500%2C790&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paxLW1-14QV","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":226073,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=226073","url_meta":{"origin":256985,"position":0},"title":"WMO: \u201cMore bad news for the planet: greenhouse gas levels hit new highs\u201d","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"28\/10\/2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Clearly the net zero push to date has been a complete failure. 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