Countries, companies lag in response to tackle methane emissions, UN says
Since a U.N. initiative began monitoring for methane leaks from oil and gas infrastructure last year, it has issued 1,200 ...
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COP29: How methane emissions threaten climate goals
Most of the methane mitigation efforts under way, including EU legislation, are focused on the oil and gas sector, where the ...
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COP29: Governments, industry must stop ‘lip-service’ on methane and slash emissions, says UNEP
The UN environment agency chief warned the COP29 climate summit in Baku on Friday that methane emissions must come down – ...
Biden imposes a new methane emissions tax as he prepares to leave the White House
President Biden's Environmental Protection Agency finalized a new rule taxing methane emissions from the oil and gas sector, but critics argue the move is "irrelevant" and will serve to boost Big Oil ...
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Methane emissions tracking system proves its worth, but action to plug leaks must accelerate
A high-tech system that identifies major methane leaks has delivered 1,200 notifications to governments and companies over ...
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Biden-Harris EPA Finalizes Methane Tax on Oil and Gas Operations
The Biden-Harris administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized a federal methane tax for oil and gas ...
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EPA Enacts Final Rule to Reduce Methane Emissions
Aiming to cut down methane emissions, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized a rule targeting the oil ...
Emissions cap puts methane in spotlight; industry says low-hanging fruit already gone
Much of these gains were achieved by plugging leaky equipment to cut down on so-called fugitive emissions, as well as cutting ...
Biden EPA to charge first-ever ‘methane fee’ for emissions waste by oil and gas companies
Oil and natural gas companies for the first time will have to pay a federal fee if they emit dangerous methane above certain ...
Explainer-COP29: How methane emissions threaten climate goals
Fast-rising methane emissions could undermine efforts to limit global warming by mid-century, prompting scientists and ...
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EPA to charge first ‘methane fee’ for emissions waste by oil and gas companies
The new fee is intended to encourage industry to adopt best practices that reduce emissions of methane — the primary ...