Analysis of patent data from 1990 to 2019 reveals a global decline in the invention and international diffusion of high-quality methane-targeted abatement technologies (MTATs) from 2010 to 2019. Moreover, there is a mismatch between where MTAT inventions are concentrated and the countries or regions expected to have most growth in future methane emissions.
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This is a summary of: Jiang, J. et al. Global trend of methane abatement inventions and widening mismatch with methane emissions. Nat. Clim. Change https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-024-01947-x (2024).
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Trends in the global invention and international diffusion of methane abatement technologies. Nat. Clim. Chang. 14, 316–317 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-024-01948-w
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