The idea seems counterintuitive: after all, methane, the major component of natural gas, has been demonized by environmentalists for being a potent greenhouse gas. But a synthetic version could ...

This is because sulphur has a very specific effect in natural wetlands that reduces methane emissions. On the other hand, CO₂ boosts methane production by increasing growth in plants that make ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. But there are many other sources of methane emissions that have been more difficult to address because they are in settings and at levels ...