US lays out plan at COP 28 to slash climate “super pollutant” methane from oil and gas
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesReuters The Biden administration on Saturday unveiled final rules aimed at cracking down on US oil and gas industry releases of methane, part of a global plan to rein in emissions that contribute to climate change. The rules, two years in the making, were announced by US officials at the United Nations […]
Forty countries to unveil methane plans at UN climate summit, US official says
Washington, DC, USReuters Some 40 of the 119 countries that pledged last year to slash emissions of the powerful greenhouse gas methane will unveil their plans to do so at the UN climate summit next week, according to a senior US official. The outlook reflects modest progress on the US and EU-led Global Methane Pledge, […]
Nearly 90 countries join pact to slash planet-warming methane emissions
Glasgow, UKReuters Nearly 90 countries have joined a US and EU-led effort to slash emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane 30 per cent by 2030 from 2020 levels, a pact aimed at tackling one of the main causes of climate change, a senior Biden administration official said. The partnership will be formally launched later […]