With attention almost exclusively focused on carbon dioxide (CO2) when it comes to greenhouse gas emissions discourse, it can be easy to forget about methane – a significantly more potent greenhouse gas albeit with a shorter lifespan – and these emissions are likely much more widespread than anticipated.
After a tricky year for US offshore wind energy project with various large-scale developments being cancelled, a positive note was struck with the Empire Wind project, located offshore New York, getting the green light.