Methane emissions

South Korea

South Korea Joins Global Methane Pledge

South Korea is committed to lowering methane emissions by 30pc by 2030 from 2020 levels as it joins the "global methane pledge," President Moon Jae-in said at t…

Oil Field

B.C. Fracking Fields Emit 1.6 to 2.2 Times More Methane than Federal Estimates

Methane emissions from British Columbia oil and gas fields are 1.6 to 2.2 times higher than the federal government is estimating, according to yet another study…

Natural Gas

Environmental Knowledge and Solutions Initiative: GECF Explores Consensus on Methane Emissions

It exists in abundance on Earth and has even been found on other planets, including Mars, but this major force of life – methane – can also harm the environme…

Carbon Emissions

Fossil Fuel Firms Need to Curb Climate Gas Leaks

The International Energy Agency says oil and gas companies aren't doing enough to reduce the release of methane, a potent source of planet-heating emissions, th…

Clean emission

EU May Set Binding Standards For Methane Emissions

As part of its plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and become carbon neutral by 2050.

Energy-Eficient Building

EU Adopts Renovation Wave Strategy to Make Buildings Energy Efficient

Commission adopts strategy to reduce methane emissions, assesses 27 National Energy and Climate Plans.

United States

Trump Administration to Roll Back Curbs on Methane from Oil, Gas Operations

The EPA is expected to retain some of the rules issued in 2012 that control methane emissions and also limit those of so-called volatile organic compounds that …

United States

Donald Trump Poised to Roll Back Methane Regulations for Oil and Gas Industry

President Trump is planning to relax regulations governing methane emissions in the oil and gas industry, according to reports, in a move that could allow milli…

Oil&Gas Drilling

Satellites Reveal Depth of Permian Basin’s Methane Emissions Problem

A study shows leaked methane emissions across the Permian Basin in the 11 months to March 2019 were enough to supply two million homes with natural gas.

Oil & Gas Trade

America's Liquefied Natural Gas Boom May be on a Collision Course with Climate Change

The US energy industry is scrambling to build dozens of expensive export terminals that can be used to ship cheap natural gas to China and other fast-growing ec…