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 ...
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 ...
Why methane emissions matter in the fight against climate change
STORY: Methane.It's rapidly rising levels in the atmosphere could threaten efforts to curb global warming by mid-century.:: ...
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 ...
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‘Legally Dubious’: Biden-Harris Admin Set To Slap Tax On Methane Emissions
The Biden-Harris administration is set to finalize a tax on methane emissions from U.S. oil and gas producers Tuesday.
Methane from tropical wetlands is surging, threatening climate plans
The world's warming tropical wetlands are releasing more methane than ever before, research shows — an alarming sign that the ...
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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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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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Technology helping reduce methane emissions, but more action needed
The situation illustrated how technology is helping drive down emissions of methane. But experts say it also underlined that the world needs to do much more to prevent releases of a potent greenhouse ...
Tropical wetlands are releasing a methane bomb, threatening climate plans
Wetlands hold huge stores of carbon in the form of dead plant matter that is slowly broken down by soil microbes. Rising ...
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Biden imposes a new methane emissions tax as he prepares to leave the White House
President Biden's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a new rule Tuesday, taxing methane emissions from the oil and gas sector. The new tax was born out of Biden's sweeping climate ...