UK scientists say that the diets of cows and sheep can be altered to help decrease methane production. Methane is a greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change.

The European Commission has joined the Methane to Markets Partnership, an international group consisting of 20 national governments aimed at promoting methane-capture technologies.

Source: Thomson Reuters

As concerns about climate change escalate and prices on fossil fuels like oil and natural gas soar to record levels, more companies are investing in ways to use methane gas to power homes and vehicles.

The Guardian

People should have one meat-free day a week if they want to make a personal and effective sacrifice that would help tackle climate change, the world’s leading authority on global warming has told The Observer

Dr Rajendra Pachauri, chair of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which last year earned a joint share of the Nobel Peace Prize, said that people should then go on to reduce their meat consumption even further.

The Guardian

Scientists claim to have discovered evidence for large releases of methane into the atmosphere from frozen seabed stores off the northern coast of Siberia.