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Montevideo, July 1st 2025 - 07:18 UTC

Tag: methane gas

  • Friday, October 14th 2022 - 10:00 UTC

    Controversy among NZ farmers with the proposed methane gas tax

    Allegedly it would be a first tax in the world and farmers should be able to recover the expense by raising the price of items that are environmentally friendly.

    The New Zealand government has anticipated a controversial farm that would tax greenhouse gases from animals with the purpose of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. Allegedly it would be a first in the world and farmers should be able to recover the expense by raising the price of items that are environmentally friendly.

  • Friday, May 6th 2022 - 09:22 UTC

    Cattle methane gas from belching and flatulence measured from space

    High-resolution satellites were used to study methane emissions from the Bear 5 cow feedlot near Bakersfield, California

    Scientists have managed to measure the belching and flatulence of cattle from space. This is considered important since the International Agency of Energy and the US Department of Agriculture estimate that methane from cows' burps and farts has a great influence on climate change and global warming.