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Resource Library: EPA Natural Gas STAR Technical Documents
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Natural Gas STAR Program is a voluntary program aimed at reducing methane pollution from the oil and gas sector. Through this program, EPA partners with oil and gas operators and industry stakeholders to promote technology transfer and share best practices to mitigate the sector’s…
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Reassessing the UK’s hydrogen strategy as the government prepares its update
Since releasing its low-carbon hydrogen strategy in 2021, the UK has taken meaningful steps to build out a hydrogen economy.
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Recalibrating UK hydrogen towards a demand-led, systems-based approach
The 2021 UK Hydrogen Strategy helped stimulate early industry momentum, but ambition has outpaced credible demand and policy coherence. Continuing with the current trajectory risks high public costs, limited emissions reductions, and missed opportunities to build a replicable, exportable model. Hydrogen Allocation Round (HAR) 3 and the forthcoming Hydrogen Strategy…
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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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Growing the market for low carbon industrial products: policy framework
Clean Air Task Force is working to support the UK Government’s ambition to accelerate industrial decarbonisation and expand the market for low carbon industrial products. Our response to the Government’s June 2025 consultation on this issue emphasises the need for a robust, mandatory policy framework that goes beyond voluntary measures,…
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Interconnection reforms and processes across the Atlantic: A primer
This primer was authored by Cameron Dehmlow Dunne. Interconnection queues across the United States and the United Kingdom have become significantly backlogged, with over 2,500 gigawatts (GW) of generation and storage awaiting connection in the U.S. and over 750 GW in the UK.1 These backlogs have doubled project wait times to five years or…
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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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The case for UK methane action: A fast, cost-effective climate win
By incentivising its trading partners to adopt best practices and methane-reducing technologies, the UK can help reduce emissions beyond its borders.
