Methane emissions from coalmines could stoke climate crisis – study

Millions of tonnes belched into atmosphere as bad as shipping and aviation emissions combined, researchers find

The methane emissions leaking from the world's coalmines could be stoking the global climate crisis at the same rate as the shipping and aviation industries combined.

Coalmines are belching millions of tonnes of methane into the atmosphere unchecked, because policymakers have overlooked the rising climate threat, according to new research.