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“methane”
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The IEA’s Methane Tracker shows massive underestimation of methane emissions in national inventories
Earlier this year, the International Energy Agency released its updated and expanded Global Methane Tracker, an annual report on the state of methane emissions around the world.
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European citizens from France, Italy, Germany, and Poland strongly support tough regulations to reduce methane emissions
Methane pollution emerged as a major issue on the EU climate agenda in 2021. From generating headlines across the continent to the joint EU-U.S. Global Methane Pledge launch at COP26, the call to tackle methane emissions is now being endorsed by hundreds of head of state and government. With the…
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UK’s Methane Action Plan marks progress but needs regulatory teeth to deliver
London, UK — The UK Government today published its Methane Action Plan, following growing pressure to deliver on the UK’s Global Methane Pledge commitments. The plan recognises methane’s role in international trade and includes forward-looking measures to explore emissions linked to imported fossil fuels — a welcome step towards global accountability. It also makes progress…
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U.S. EPA signs proposal to implement a charge on excess methane emissions from oil and gas industry, a critical tool for timely methane reductions from the largest industrial polluter
Washington – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) signed a proposed rule to implement the Waste Emission Charge (WEC), to be assessed on excess methane emissions—a vital measure that will help reduce pollution from the U.S. oil and natural gas sector, which is the largest domestic industrial emitter of…
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2025 IEA Methane Tracker shows methane emissions still too high as public support for action grows
Today, the International Energy Agency released its 2025 Methane Tracker report analyzing global methane emissions from the energy sector in 2024. The findings make it clear that methane emissions remain stubbornly high – despite readily available means to act and growing public support to do so. “The IEA’s latest data…
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In display of North American progress on methane, Mexico and U.S. announce joint effort to tackle methane emissions from oil and gas
WASHINGTON — President Biden and President Lopez Obrador met at the White House yesterday to discuss the urgent need to tackle methane emissions from oil and gas in both countries, issuing a joint statement (Spanish version) that they will work together to develop an implementation plan and financial instruments to eliminate…
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Joint letter to the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero regarding the urgent need for robust methane regulation in the UK energy sector
Clean Air Task Force and more than 200 organizations and individuals urged the government to adopt strong, enforceable methane regulations in the forthcoming UK National Methane Action Plan. The letter emphasizes that tackling methane is one of the fastest, cheapest, and most effective ways to slow global warming and uphold…
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World leaders show momentum on methane at COP27 ministerial co-hosted by CATF
World leaders, led by the U.S. and EU, demonstrated significant momentum toward achieving the goals of the Global Methane Pledge today at a COP27 ministerial meeting on methane, co-hosted by Clean Air Task Force.
