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Groundbreaking New U.N. Report Shows Reducing Global Methane Emissions Would Have Major Climate Benefit at Virtually No Cost
A 40-45% methane cut by 2030 would avoid nearly 0.3 degrees Celsius of global warming by the 2040s. BOSTON – The newly released Global Methane Assessment from the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) makes clear that significantly cutting methane emissions is “absolutely critical, hugely beneficial,…
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Oil and Gas Methane Pollution Offers Biden-Harris Early Climate Win
Methane has become a hot topic, as levels of this potent, harmful greenhouse gas in the atmosphere soar. Fortunately, President-elect Biden has oil and gas methane at the top of his list of climate challenges to address. The oil and gas industry is the largest industrial emitter of methane in…
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800+ methane emissions sources around Europe highlights need for strong EU Methane Regulation
Clean Air Task Force has released a report documenting methane pollution from oil and gas infrastructure within the EU.
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European Parliament pushes EU closer to action on methane pollution
Today’s adoption of the methane report in the ENVI Committee is an important step towards the reduction of methane pollution across the European Union and, once it is adopted by the full Parliament, will send a clear signal to the Commission on the need for strong action on methane. Parliament…
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CATF applauds Congressional leaders for introducing resolution to reinstate methane regulations
CATF applauds Congressional leaders for introducing a resolution to reverse a 2020 rescission of methane and other air pollution regulations for the oil and natural gas sector. If passed, this resolution would reinstate methane regulations for the sector, as well as re-establish methane and volatile organic compound (VOC) standards for sources located in the transmission and storage segment. The oil…
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Five Actions EPA Should Take When Issuing Much-Needed Methane Pollution Standards
In January, EPA committed to a series of actions to reduce methane pollution, including setting nationwide methane standards for new and modified oil and gas equipment. Currently, there are no national limits on the amount of methane pollution that the oil and gas industry can release into the air. If…
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Congress to EPA: Time to go big on methane
Two pieces of legislation introduced today would require federal agencies to issue new, robust methane pollution standards for the oil and gas industry. The Methane Waste Prevention Act of 2021 and the CLEAN Future Act both create national goals for reducing methane emissions at least 65 percent below 2012 levels…
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Global Waste Sector Methane
Clean Air Task Force and RMI, with funding from the Global Methane Hub, will launch the Waste Methane Assessment Platform (Waste MAP) to provide an accessible online tool that highlights emissions, mitigation opportunities, and best practices to reduce solid waste methane emissions, providing a clear pathway for achieving the Global…
