A September study in Environmental Research Letters found that natural feedback effects—thawing permafrost, wildfires, warming lakes and wetlands—could add 0.2°C to 0.4°C of warming this century beyond the 2.6°C already projected. Most climate models used in UN assessments don't fully account for these feedbacks, and some omit them entirely. A separate March analysis in One Earth found that three of these feedback sources alone could shorten the time before the world breaches 1.5°C and 2°C thresholds by up to 25%.
technologyreview.com
· 2026-10-29
A new analysis found that methane emissions from the Permian Basin, the largest US oil-producing region, have not risen even as crude production there has increased. Researchers tracked emissions over time and found levels held steady rather than growing in step with output.
nature.com
· 2026-10-27
A new analysis using satellite observations has identified the 15 highest-emitting methane sources across three major U.S. oil and gas producing basins. The report pinpoints specific facilities and infrastructure responsible for the largest volumes of methane leakage detected from orbit.
gizmodo.com
· 2026-09-17
A new study finds that as global temperatures rise, thawing permafrost, drying forests, wildfires, and warming wetlands are releasing additional methane and carbon dioxide that current climate models largely fail to account for. Researchers estimate these natural feedback loops could amplify overall global warming by 20% to 30% by the end of the century, adding between 0.2C and 0.4C depending on how aggressively nations cut fossil fuel emissions.
news.slashdot.org
· 2026-09-11
Google has agreed to purchase 1 million carbon credits from Indian startup Mitti Labs over the next four years, marking the largest publicly disclosed deal for credits tied to methane reductions in rice farming. The project will pay farmers in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana to shorten how long rice fields stay flooded, cutting methane emissions by roughly half and water use by about 40% without hurting yields. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-09-10
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