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The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine this week looked at the possibilities of removing methane emissions directly from the air. Removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is ...

Slowing the rate of greenhouse gases pouring into the atmosphere is the name of the game when it comes to addressing climate change, but some believe the problem can't be properly solved without also ...

Environmental Studies Professor Sikina Jinnah was a co-author on a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) that recommends a national research agenda for ...

Policymakers have gotten the memo about methane’s outsized role in climate change, and thankfully, they’re swinging into action to reduce methane pollution, including a new U.S.-EU pledge to cut ...

An expert panel recommends funding research on natural sources of the heat-trapping gas and ways to filter it from the air. The nation’s leading scientific advisory institution is urging the United ...

A look inside the Methane Eradication Photochemical System reactor, where chlorine atoms are formed by ultraviolet light and react with methane gas. (Photo by Morten Krogsbøll via Courthouse News).

A handful of startups are using machines to suck CO2 from the air in an attempt to slow down climate change. But some researchers think there could be even more of an impact from removing methane, a ...

The COP26 climate summit has moved into its second week, with no major climate change breakthroughs in sight. Just as alarming is a new investigation released today by The Washington Post showing that ...

This study will consider the need and viable options for atmospheric methane removal--one category of "negative emissions technologies" currently being explored as part of efforts to achieve net-zero ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...