At UN Climate Talks, Oil Companies Pledge to Combat Methane; Environmentalists Call It ‘Smokescreen’

[ad_1] DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Fifty oil companies representing nearly half of global production have pledged to reach near-zero methane emissions and end routine flaring in their operations…

Biden Rule Aims to Reduce Methane Emissions, Targeting US Oil and Gas Industry for Global Warming

[ad_1] WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Saturday issued a final rule aimed at reducing methane emissions, targeting the U.S. oil and natural gas industry for its role in…

EPA to Force Oil-and-Gas Industry to Plug Methane Leaks

[ad_1] The Biden administration is slapping tough new regulations on the oil-and-gas industry, requiring operators to plug methane leaks and stop burning excess gas with flares. The regulations also mandate…

Biden administration looks to ‘turbocharge’ climate action with methane leak rules

[ad_1] The Biden administration on Saturday announced finalized standards to limit the amount of methane that oil and gas companies can leak into the atmosphere, saying the move will “turbocharge”…

Is the UAE’s blue ammonia really ‘low carbon’? Experts aren’t so sure

[ad_1] COP28 president Ahmad Al Jaber promotes blue ammonia as a decarbonisation solution. We spoke to various experts who disagree. ADVERTISEMENT “When I first started hearing about blue hydrogen, let…

EU Agrees Law To Curb Methane Emissions From Fossil Fuel Industry – Slashdot

[ad_1] The EU has struck a deal that will force the fossil fuel industry to rein in dangerous methane pollution. From a report: Under the proposed law, which is the…

China Doesn’t Have a Solution for Its Methane Problem

[ad_1] Could the world’s biggest polluter be on the brink of cleaning up its act? That’s the promise of an announcement from China last week of a roadmap for cutting…

How integrated inspectionsare curbing methane emissions – Aberdeen Business News

[ad_1] by Antonio Caraballo, Inspection and Integrity Management Services Director at ICR Group IT’S still a few weeks until COP28, but already there has been a call for the international…

‘Burp tax’ causes outrage in New Zealand before elections

[ad_1] New Zealand has a plan to tax farmers for their livestock’s burps and flatulence — and it’s causing a stink ahead of Saturday’s general elections. ADVERTISEMENT The New Zealand…