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Why we're still losing the fight against Methane
Carbon dioxide is the main culprit behind climate change. But in second place is methane: a greenhouse gas stronger than CO2, that's wreaking havoc on our planet. Humans are polluting the atmosphere with methane from a whole host of processes - like fossil fuels, farming, trash. But cutting these methane emissions would be a huge (and easy!) win. So why are emissions of this global warming driving greenhouse gas still going up?
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==MORE INFO==
IEA Methane summary www.iea.org/reports/methane-tracker-2021/methane-and-climate-change
www.iea.org/energy-system/fossil-fuels/methane-abatement
Review of methane sources and tackling them
core.ac.uk/download/pdf/293754865.pdf
On accounting for different warming effects www.nature.com/articles/s41612-018-0026-8
Emissions to zero (idealised IPCC hypotheticals) www.ipcc.ch/sr15/graphics/
Food and methane scuppering climate plans
www.nature.com/articles/s41558-023-01605-8
Rice & methane www.dw.com/en/how-to-stop-rice-fields-producing-so-much-methane/a-65331307
dialogue.earth/en/food/chinas-rice-farming-trials-cut-methane-emissions-and-increase-yields/
Satellite observations of methane leaks www.reuters.com/sustainability/sustainable-finance-reporting/esg-watch-new-satellites-mean-oil-gas-companies-will-have-no-place-hide-methane-2024-03-21/
Fossil fuel methane emissions going up www.iea.org/reports/global-methane-tracker-2024/key-findings
Why methane levels are going up (natural?) www.euronews.com/green/2023/10/16/methane-levels-are-rising-could-it-be-natures-response-to-warming
earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/150967/why-methane-surged-in-2020
acp.copernicus.org/articles/22/15351/2022/
==THANKS==
Ozone hole from Nasa Goddard
Global warming visual from Nasa Climate Change
Power plant demolition from Mountain Top News
Leak footage from IBM Research and Gålfalk et al. (2015)
Greek floods from Weather wev
Wildfire footage from Science At Nasa
Methane map from ESA - European Space Agency
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Coping as the world’s best known climate scientist | ft. Katharine Hayhoe
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Katharine Hayhoe is quite possibly the world's most famous climate scientist. She's produced wide ranging research, and communicated climate change with everything from books to late night TV appearances with Jimmy Kimmel. So how does Katharine cope with all this work? Whether it's the mental health consequences of understanding the climate crisis, or the barage of hate she gets every single da...
Can we really suck up Carbon Dioxide?
Переглядів 16 тис.Місяць тому
Is carbon dioxide removal - aka "negative emissions" - going to save us from climate change? Or is it just a dangerous distraction from the action we need - cutting fossil fuels and building renewables? The truth is somewhere in between - we're going to need to remove some amounts of carbon dioxide, but we can't rely on negative emissions to solve all our climate change problems. So what are th...
How to visualise Climate Change (ft. Katharine Hayhoe)
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Climate change is everywhere. And when something's everywhere it can feel like it's nowhere. So how do we get our heads around something so huge and abstract - whether it's thinking about extreme weather, or the fossil fuels producing CO2 and driving the problem? I'm joined by one of my all time climate heroes - Katharine Hayhoe - to share some of our favourite ways of thinking about the climat...
Is Global Warming Speeding Up?
Переглядів 44 тис.2 місяці тому
Thanks to climate change, 2023 has shattered heat records, and 2024 is continuing where last year left off. With this devastating heat driving extreme weather - from heatwaves to downpours to wildfires - across the globe, scientists are increasingly asking if global warming could be accelerating. So what does the evidence show? Is the heating up of our planet speeding up? If so, what does this ...
Could the Amazon Rainforest Collapse?
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The Amazon Rainforest is a unique ecosystem on our planet - providing home to incredible wildlife and hundreds of indigenous native communities. But the rainforest is under threat - whether from the catastrophe of climate change or the devastation of deforestation. And as the climate continues to change, scientists are increasingly concerned that the rainforest could pass a tipping point. Now, ...
Are food influencers wrong about climate change?
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The food industry is one of the biggest drivers of climate change. So how are our diets causing disaster? Some people argue that protecting the planet means we have to go vegan and zero waste and only eat local and organic. But is this really what's key to halting climate change? And what should you prioritise if you want to make what you munch kinder to the climate? Support ClimateAdam on patr...
Climate Scientist responds to Sabine Hossenfelder on Climate Sensitivity
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How hot will our planet actually get? Climate scientists try to answer this question by evaluating the "climate sensitivity". And if you've watched the recent Sabine Hossenfelder, you may be left with the impression that climate change wasn't much to worry about... but now it is. So I'm here to explain what the evidence is actually showing us, and why the situation is a little more nuanced than...
Eco-Emotions: How we deal with climate fears | ft. @DrGilbz
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Understanding climate change and how we're unravelling our world is gruelling. And to work as a climate scientist and communicator means you're constantly juggling emotions - from hope to climate anxiety. So where do we find our hope and our courage to continue? And how can we manage our feelings so that working on global warming is not only bearable, but brilliant! Check out Ella: @DrGilbz And...
Will 2024 be the Hottest Year Ever Recorded?
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2023 shattered global temperature records, as climate change coupled with El Niño raised temperatures to sweltering levels. This new marker of global warming drove devastating extreme weather disasters across the planet, from heatwaves to floods to wildfires to droughts. But now climate scientists are predicting 2024 could be even hotter, potentially even 1.5°C of warming for the first time. So...
The tough reality of Carbon Capture & Storage
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The tough reality of Carbon Capture & Storage
Battlefield Earth: How War Fuels Climate Catastrophe
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Battlefield Earth: How War Fuels Climate Catastrophe
Climate Negotiation Crisis: Will COP28 be a giant mess?
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Climate Negotiation Crisis: Will COP28 be a giant mess?
Zero to Hero? Achieving Net Zero Emissions
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Zero to Hero? Achieving Net Zero Emissions
Escaping the Elements: The truth behind Climate Migration
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Escaping the Elements: The truth behind Climate Migration
2023's Weather is Extreme. Can we stop it getting worse?
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2023's Weather is Extreme. Can we stop it getting worse?
If we stop emitting... then what..?
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If we stop emitting... then what..?
Climate Scientist reacts to @vlogbrothers on Geoengineering | feat. @zentouro
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Climate Scientist reacts to @vlogbrothers on Geoengineering | feat. @zentouro
Could Climate Change cause an Ocean Tipping Point... Soon..?
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Could Climate Change cause an Ocean Tipping Point... Soon..?
If Arctic Ice is Lost... can it be Resurrected?! feat. @DrGilbz
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If Arctic Ice is Lost... can it be Resurrected?! feat. @DrGilbz
One Million Years into Climate Change's Past
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One Million Years into Climate Change's Past
We're NOT about to pass the 1.5 degree climate change limit
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We're NOT about to pass the 1.5 degree climate change limit
How Climate Change could spark Pandemics | feat @MarenHunsberger
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How Climate Change could spark Pandemics | feat @MarenHunsberger
The Climate Change Solution Tier List! feat. @EngineeringwithRosie
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The Climate Change Solution Tier List! feat. @EngineeringwithRosie
What 2022's Extreme Weather teaches us about Climate Change
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What 2022's Extreme Weather teaches us about Climate Change
Can Artificial Intelligence revolutionise Climate Action?! feat. @AnkurShah
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Can Artificial Intelligence revolutionise Climate Action?! feat. @AnkurShah
What REALLY causes Climate Change? Overpopulation VS Wealth
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What REALLY causes Climate Change? Overpopulation VS Wealth
Climate Scientist reacts to Jordan Peterson
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Climate Scientist reacts to Jordan Peterson
The Surprising Power of Floating Wind Turbines
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The Surprising Power of Floating Wind Turbines
2023 will be among HOTTEST ever | Climate Change
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2023 will be among HOTTEST ever | Climate Change

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @edwardbode536
    @edwardbode536 День тому

    The climate change cult is one of the biggest scams going. If you think we can control the climate from human intervention then you are dillusional. The notion of a global average temperature as a metric to achieve is so flawed. 2 questions, how would you calculate it ? What do you think the number would mean ? There are so many grifters (so called scientists) who feed off it.

  • @EricNiemeyer
    @EricNiemeyer День тому

    So damn informative, thanks Adam!

  • @oldtinlegs252
    @oldtinlegs252 День тому

    And the earth's orbital position in respect to the Sun. And NASA's laser tests demonstrating CO2 levels have an inconsequential affect on surface temps? And sea levels haven't moved in the last 250 years. I've an open mind but green fingernail polish doesn't inspire me with confidence. And my questions are never answered.

  • @pattrell5257
    @pattrell5257 День тому

    Bill Nye's not an eco scientist and this is either to stay relevant(had to find an angle that people would eat up) or because his benefactors want you to believe it is true(who knows how far the chain goes up in that command). OR BOTH! This has happened long before humans had carbon emissions! You also have to watch out for biased YTers or YTers trying to get clicks plus financial support behind the scenes.

  • @trevorstepoo8838
    @trevorstepoo8838 День тому

    Climate change is media's new Hoax

  • @ojomikse
    @ojomikse 2 дні тому

    A quick and easy fix to stop Global Warming. Turn off all air conditioners in government buildings worldwide - immediately. This will reduce global warming emissions by 10% to 15% immediately.

  • @MochaQueen5
    @MochaQueen5 2 дні тому

    It's judgement day there was never any remorse.

  • @MochaQueen5
    @MochaQueen5 2 дні тому

    Slavery Lynching Greed Racism Stolen land, Erasing History, Freemasonry.... I go on and on about the Asiatic Babylonians.

  • @brucefrykman8295
    @brucefrykman8295 2 дні тому

    This is like Godzilla meets Rodan; a Glorious fight between two science fiction monsters: CO2 and CO2 destroyers. Both fictional

  • @KJSvitko
    @KJSvitko 2 дні тому

    Climate Change is making weather events more extreme. This will impact the worlds food supply. Floods, droughts, fires, excessive heat, snow storms and low water levels in reservoirs and in ground water storage are becoming more common. We must stop adding more fossil fuels to the climate fire. Stop building and financing more coal fossil fuels power plants. Time to go all in on wind and solar energy, battery storage and electric vehicles. Fossil fuels are a bad investment for people and the planet. The cost of dealing with the impact of climate change will be greater than the cost of reducing the impact.

  • @AaronBarrera-kz2yt
    @AaronBarrera-kz2yt 3 дні тому

    You were right.

  • @jamesm28
    @jamesm28 3 дні тому

    As long as economics are the driving motivation within our world we'll continue to hold the almighty dollar above environmental and humanitarian concerns. That's the stark truth.

  • @jamesm28
    @jamesm28 3 дні тому

    What a stupid organization, they're using products that are produced by using fossil fuels to try and stop the usage of fossil fuels. Brilliant.

  • @mardonovashaxrizoda
    @mardonovashaxrizoda 3 дні тому

    I am from Uzbekistan and now we are experiencing 50+°C , the craziest,

  • @Magik1369
    @Magik1369 3 дні тому

    Yes 2024 will exceed 2023. And 2025 will exceed 2024...etc. Climate change is no longer linear and gradual, it has shifted to exponential. This is due to multiple cascading tipping combining exponentially.

  • @nufosmatic
    @nufosmatic 3 дні тому

    6:01 - Sabine's area of expertise is apparently particle physics. The state of particle physics science makes climate physics look sane. However, particle physics does not have a political component, so its state of play means nothing in the larger public interest.

    • @Thomas-gk42
      @Thomas-gk42 3 дні тому

      She has a lot of "areas of expertise".

  • @nufosmatic
    @nufosmatic 3 дні тому

    2:43 - Sounds like linear thinking in a second-order universe...

  • @philippabrealey1310
    @philippabrealey1310 3 дні тому

    Brilliant! Thank you Adam... I look forward to it. Keep up the good work!

  • @gadiantonx8474
    @gadiantonx8474 3 дні тому

    carbon dioxide is imported to feed plants that are grown in sequestered situations

  • @Magik1369
    @Magik1369 4 дні тому

    Multiple tipping points have long been breached and are now combining exponentially. 2 years ago the temps at Arctic and Antarctica jumped up by 50 deg F simultaneously. The ocean surface temps are off the charts. The AMOC is slowing. Extreme weather is now appearing all around the world including wet bulb conditions in which humans can't survive. That's the truth. Of course it's accelerating but most scientists won't say so because they'll lose their grants and funding or lose their jobs.

  • @jaybo8204
    @jaybo8204 4 дні тому

    Hi There Peoples. May I suggest that whilst I get hydro, is it not actually a disaster for the environment. I mean damming rivers and flooding swathes of land and the impact on ecosystems. Seems counterintuitive. A way out there idea - mining (that dirty word again) Helium 3 from the moon. At least its basically limitless - the Helium 3 I mean. But a very immediate solution - change your behaviour such as at least switch off the data on your mobile when you go to sleep at night and don't leave things on standby and don't leave the clock on your microwave on 24/7 switch it off at the power point and so on. All the tiny things on their own multiplied by X billion people surely would make a difference. After all the most stunning beaches near you are made up of what - tiny grains of sand.

  • @thomascalvert1800
    @thomascalvert1800 4 дні тому

    Thanks Climate Adam - I hope move goes/went well!

  • @Cashew666
    @Cashew666 4 дні тому

    I love how much passion and effort you put into your job❤ I hope that all the climate scientists have a bigger and bigger audience as soon as possible

  • @AegonCallery-ty6vy
    @AegonCallery-ty6vy 4 дні тому

    It is going to be interesting to watch the alarmists when the current combination of the Tonga eruption and EL Nino will result in much less high temperatures fr the change to the steady state La Nina. And then watch how deVries cycle will start cooling things further around 2030-2035. Whatever you think about the weather it is pretty clear that climate sensitivity/ temperature anomalies fr Co2 levels is ultra low. Some say it's actually zero because other forces drown it out, but most serious scientists put it between 0.2 and 0.5 for a doubling of Co2. It has very little impact. And, mayby needless to say, climate can only be assessed over a 60 year time period. You can use a 30 year period f some indicators. Alarmists want to use short time periods and the weather to hype their arguments and use flawed, manipulated graphs w serious omissions plus forced concepts as proof of their frankly idiotic projections. It got to the point of idiocy that they now consider the ridiculous 8.5 scenario too low. You must be either a true believer or a corrupt person to think that way. Sabine is a funny one. She sound reasonable but her videos have become exercises in absurdity and forced ideas. Maybe, just maybe she and her team should not be fully trusted.I would live to take a peak into the team's bankaccount and follow the money trail..

  • @philippabrealey1310
    @philippabrealey1310 4 дні тому

    QUESTION what happens to the methane and the CO2 when they "leave" the atmosphere?. I have read that methane and O3 in the upper atmosphere are subject to a lot of lightening bolts which causes them to react forming water and (oh no) CO2. The CO2 in the atmosphere is in a kind of dynamic equilibrium with the CO2 in the sea... But there isn't a lot to actually remove it except photosynthesis. I'm not very confident that these explanations are right. Could you comment? (Good luck with moving.!).

    • @ClimateAdam
      @ClimateAdam 3 дні тому

      actually my upcoming video will discuss - among other things - CO2's long life in the atmosphere, how it leaves, and what this means for all of us

  • @TR4W-gt1ct
    @TR4W-gt1ct 5 днів тому

    There's like 20 wildfires burning in the Western United States. One of them destroyed a town in new mexico. The land area burned this year is well above average

  • @jamesdonop445
    @jamesdonop445 5 днів тому

    What is the target/ideal co2 ppm? Commercial greenhouses supplement co2 to over 1000 ppm for robust plant growth .

  • @mykota2417
    @mykota2417 5 днів тому

    She's never wrong but you sometimes are...

  • @tomkarnes69
    @tomkarnes69 5 днів тому

    Change of seasons, year in year out, 4.5 billion years old, 4.5 billion times the climate has changed, now can I please get a cheeseburger, no cheeseburger for you, only Roach bars because the climate changed and Kill Bill sends best wishes