The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has released its fourth International Methane Emissions Observatory (IMEO) report, highlighting progress in reducing global methane emissions. Human-caused methane...
Soil salinization is a pressing environmental issue in Turkmenistan. Estimates on its extent vary with the World Bank reporting that more than 60% of the agricultural land in the country is salinized, while some...
A new report “Flaring Accountability. Global gas flaring by major oil and gas companies and their partners” by the Clean Air Task Force highlights the impact of gas flaring by global operations of ten large...
A study published in Nature Communications by researchers from the University of Minnesota, introduces a method to measure ethane in the troposphere using satellite observations. Tracing ethane emissions can assist in...
The ESCAP report, Targeting Transformative Disaster Risk Resilience in North and Central Asia, highlights urgent climate-related threats in Turkmenistan and surrounding regions. The Economic and Social Commission for...
NPR’s report, Central Asia’s Ticking Time Bomb: Water, paints a stark picture of the region’s water crisis. Once the world’s fourth-largest saltwater lake, the Aral Sea has lost 85% of its surface area since 2011...
A report by the environmental intelligence company Kayrros “The Global Methane Pledge, Three Years On: Partial Progress Report,” published in September 2024, provides an update on the progress made in reducing global...
The 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) is set to take place in November 11-22 in Baku, Azerbaijan. This annual international gathering brings together representatives from nearly 200 countries, as...
Turkmenistan made impressive strides in slashing its methane emissions in 2023, achieving a 10 percent reduction on the volume of emissions seen in 2020. For the leader of one of the world’s most delinquent polluters...
A joint report by the Center for Global Sustainability at the University of Maryland and the Energy Foundation China titled “Overview of methane mitigation policies in global key emitters beyond the United States and...
