Publishing date: Apr 17, 2021 • 1 hour ago • 8 minute read •
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(Bloomberg) In the fight against global warming, methane has flown under the radar for years as activists and scientists focused on curbing carbon dioxide emissions. But this odourless and colorless gas is about 80 times more potent than CO2 in the first two decades after getting released into the atmosphere, and in recent years it has jumped to the top of everyone’s climate to-do list.
President Joe Biden is considering singling out methane for significant reductions as he prepares to unveil an ambitious pledge to cut all greenhouse gasses. China’s five-year plan announced in March included its first-ever pledge to contain the gas. The United Nations and European Commission expect to publicly launch their International Methane Emissions Observatory later this year to speed efforts to tackle this problem around the world.
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Former Harvard Astronomy professor and Adams House Master William Liller â48 couldnât take his eyes off the stars.
In the early 1970s, Liller could be found early in the morning at Harvard College Observatory measuring the sizes of stars, putting in âmore than his share of the workâ each day to aid his graduate students, according to William R. Forman, one of Lillerâs Ph.D. advisees.
âYou would get there at 10 ⦠and there would be this long list of plates that heâd already been through,â Forman said. âHe was not there yelling at us, âYou got to do more.â No, he was just showing us that he was doing it, and we better get to work.â
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