Methane

CCS

Ciris Energy turns coal into cash with $24m funding round

Coal-bed methane extraction firm pulls in new investor, plans first commercial plant

clock 05 January 2011 •

Climate change

US agencies aim to clean up cow manure climate crisis

Extra funding aims to accelerate the rollout of anaerobic digestion and methane capture technologies capable of producing 1.5GW of renewable energy each year

clock 04 May 2010 • 2 min read

Technology

UN mulls fart tax for methane belching cows

Report finds around six per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions come from cow methane

clock 19 February 2010 • 2 min read

Technology

California establishes greenhouse gas monitoring network

Golden State on methane watch

clock 04 February 2010 • 2 min read

Technology

Exclusive: Ecotricity aims to deliver first biogas to UK this year

Green energy firm plans to import green gas from continent before beginning work on first UK-injected biogas site

clock 12 January 2010 • 3 min read

Supply chain

McDonald's promises to tackle burping cows

Around 350 farms to receive guidance on how to curb cattle methane emissions as part of three-year research project

clock 11 January 2010 • 2 min read

Technology

Australian firm to launch "world's largest" green slime facility

MBD Energy to produce algae-based biofuel and livestock meal using CO2 emissions from coal power plants

clock 13 November 2009 • 2 min read

Climate change

Australians throw out $4.7bn worth of food each year

Food waste generates more CO2 than iron and steel sectors, researchers claim

clock 06 November 2009 • 2 min read

Technology

Tackling climate change one dirty nappy at a time

The UK's first ever nappy recycling facility will power itself from the waste it processes

clock 03 November 2009 • 1 min read

Carbon Trading

Cull of Australia's burping buffalo urged to reduce greenhouse gases

"Four-legged methane factories" could be culled to earn carbon offsets, says academic

clock 02 November 2009 • 1 min read