Turkmenistan moves towards plugging massive methane leaks Central Asian country has the worst rate of climate-heating ‘super-emitter’ events in the world The Guardian - UK · Jun 13, 2023
UN to seek out methane emitters with data from space Big emitters of the heat-trapping gas methane can expect a call from the United Nations starting next year, when the global body launches a new platform to combine existing systems for tracking the potent greenhouse gas from space The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2022
The Nord Stream pipelines have stopped leaking. But the methane emitted broke records The Nord Stream pipeline leak might be the single largest release of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas. Experts say it pales in comparison to ongoing methane emissions from the oil and gas industry. WEKU · Oct 4, 2022
Nord Stream leaks likely single largest methane release ever: UN At least two massive underwater blasts caused this week’s damage to the Baltic Sea gas pipelines and methane leaks. Al Jazeera · Oct 1, 2022
Nord Stream rupture may mark biggest single methane release ever recorded -UN The ruptures on the Nord Stream natural gas pipeline system under the Baltic Sea have led to what is likely the biggest single release of climate-damaging methane ever recorded, the United Nations Environment Programme said on Friday. Reuters · Sep 30, 2022
Satellite spots huge burst of methane from Russian coal mine A private company that uses satellites to find sources of methane emissions around the globe said Wednesday that it detected one of the largest releases of the potent greenhouse gas ever seen, coming from a coal mine in Russia earlier this year The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2022