Methane-Eating Microbes Show Promise for Wiping Out Emissions

Technology that addresses methane emissions has historically been overlooked compared to strategies that cut carbon dioxide, but that tide may be shifting.

Startup Windfall Bio has raised a $28 million Series A led by Prelude Ventures to scale its methane-capture technology, with a bevy of high-profile investors onboard, including Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund and Breakthrough Energy Ventures.

Methane is about 83 times more potent than CO2 over its first 20 years in the atmosphere. While some of the world’s biggest oil and gas producers have pledged to significantly cut methane emissions by 2030, the biggest anthropogenic source is agriculture, particularly beef ...