Ariadne<p>"Revealed: the 1,200 big <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/methane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>methane</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/CH4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CH4</span></a> leaks from waste dumps trashing the <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/planet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>planet</span></a> - The huge leaks of the potent <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/GreenhouseGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreenhouseGas</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/GHG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GHG</span></a> will doom climate targets, experts say, but stemming them would rapidly reduce <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/GlobalHeating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalHeating</span></a></p><p>There have been more than 1,000 huge leaks of the potent greenhouse gas methane from <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/landfill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>landfill</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/waste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>waste</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/dumps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dumps</span></a> since 2019, the <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Guardian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Guardian</span></a> can reveal.</p><p>Analysis of global satellite data from around the world shows the populous nations of south <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Asia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Asia</span></a> are a hotspot for these super-emitter events, as well as <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Argentina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Argentina</span></a> and <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Spain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Spain</span></a>, developed countries where proper waste management should prevent leaks.</p><p><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Landfills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Landfills</span></a> emit methane when organic waste such as food scraps, wood, card, paper and garden waste decompose in the absence of oxygen. Methane, also called <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/NaturalGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NaturalGas</span></a>, traps 86 times more heat in the atmosphere than <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/CarbonDioxide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CarbonDioxide</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/CO2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CO2</span></a> over 20 years, making it a critical target for <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> action. Scientists have said <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/emissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>emissions</span></a> from unmanaged landfills could double by 2050 as urban populations grow, blowing the chance of avoiding <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ClimateCatastrophe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCatastrophe</span></a>" </p><p><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ClimateEmergency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateEmergency</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Klimakrise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Klimakrise</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/GlobalWarming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalWarming</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ClimateTargets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateTargets</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/12/revealed-the-1200-big-methane-leaks-from-waste-dumps-trashing-the-planet" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">24/feb/12/revealed-the-1200-big-methane-leaks-from-waste-dumps-trashing-the-planet</span></a></p><p>A total of 1,256 methane super-emitter events occurred between January 2019 and June 2023, according to the new data. <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Pakistan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pakistan</span></a>, <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>India</span></a> and <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Bangladesh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bangladesh</span></a> lead the list of nations with the most large leaks, followed by <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Argentina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Argentina</span></a>, <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Uzbekistan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Uzbekistan</span></a> and Spain.</p>