The Biden administration issued a final rule Wednesday aimed at curbing methane leaks from oil and gas drilling on federal and tribal lands, its latest action to crack down on emissions of methane, a ...
The Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on Mar. 27 issued a final rule to cut venting, flaring, and leaks on onshore public and Tribal lands by ...
The Biden administration on Wednesday said it had finalized rules aimed at limiting methane leaks from oil and gas drilling ...
The Biden administration has issued a final rule aimed at limiting methane leaks from oil and gas drilling on federal and ...
Large methane emissions events around the world detected by satellites grew 50% in 2023 compared to 2022 with more than 5 million metric tons spotted in major fossil fuel leaks, the International ...
Slashing emissions of methane -- second only to carbon dioxide for its contribution to global warming -- is essential to meeting international targets on climate change, the IEA said. The Paris-based ...
Methane emissions from the energy sector remained near a record high in 2023 despite commitments from the sector to plug leaking infrastructure ... By subscribing, you can help us get the story ...
Methane, which is the main component of natural gas, is a potent greenhouse gas that causes 83 times more warming than one molecule of carbon dioxide. Leaks are one of the main sources ...
The Paris-based agency said failing to curb methane leaks from oil and gas projects ... China for its methane linked to coal, and the United States for gas, with Russia shortly behind.
In December 2023, the United States finalised new rules aimed at cracking down on U.S. oil and gas industry releases of methane. These include measures to eliminate routine flaring and force producers ...
Leaks of heat-trapping methane – about 3% of gas produced in US – cost $9.3bn yearly in climate damage, but the problem is fixable US oil and natural gas wells, pipelines and compressors are ...