90 Countries Support EU-US Initiative to Reduce Methane Emissions by 30%

More than 90 countries have agreed to a global EU-US initiative to reduce methane emissions by 30% by 2030. These included 15 of the 30 countries with the highest emissions. 

“At the official ceremony of the second day of the 26th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP26), it will be announced that over 90 countries have joined the initiative, including 15 of the 30 largest countries in terms of emissions: USA, EU, Indonesia, Pakistan, Argentina , Mexico, Nigeria, Iraq, Vietnam, Canada, “the US White House said in a statement.

So, the oil and gas industry should reduce emissions by about 75%, individual states will develop their own measures. The EPA is preparing a voluntary program to capture up to 70% of methane emissions from landfills. The US government plans to work to plug hundreds of thousands of abandoned oil and gas wells, many of which are still emitting methane, with the involvement of union workers. A number of measures have been developed for the agricultural sector as well.