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Cutler Cleveland

@cutlercleveland.bsky.social

Professor of Earth and Environment, Boston University. Co-founder, Visualizing Energy, BU Institute for Global Sustainability

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Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability @bu-igs.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Beginning in 2007, methane concentrations rose sharply. Increased rainfall & warmer conditions enhance methane generation in wetlands, driving the increase: visualizingenergy.org/wetlands-and... @cutlercleveland.bsky.social, @sparkclimate.bsky.social

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Wetlands and methane: a growing feedback in the global carbon cycle

Methane, a potent greenhouse gas, contributes significantly to global warming, accounting for about 30% of human-caused warming. Its atmospheric concentration reached a record high in 2023, primarily ...

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Cutler Cleveland @cutlercleveland.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

"We find significant potential for low-cost #methane abatement in the O&G sector in the United States and elsewhere, although claims of widespread negative abatement cost opportunities should be taken with a grain of salt." @robertstavins.bsky.social @nber.org www.nber.org/papers/w33564

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Cutler Cleveland @cutlercleveland.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

About 8% of #fossilfuels used worldwide are for non-energy (non-combustion) purposes to produce plastics, synthetic fibers, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, household, cleaners, electronics, and medical supplies. visualizingenergy.org/non-energy-u...

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Non-energy uses of fossil fuels

Fossil fuels serve non-energy purposes, comprising about eight percent of global consumption. Their use has doubled since 1990, driven by demand for products like plastics and chemicals. Non-energy us...

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Cutler Cleveland @cutlercleveland.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

145,000 #naturalgas flares detected by satellites from 2012-2023 highlights major hot spots, including West Siberia in Russia; the Middle East; Alberta, Canada; and West Texas, North Dakota, and other major oil producing regions in the United States. #methane visualizingenergy.org/natural-gas-...

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