methane emissions

Methane Reduction Pledge signed at COP26

As the UN Climate Summit COP26 wound down, tangible solutions for putting a lid on global warming and solving other climate change issues remained elusive, especially as the US turned thumbs down on European plans for a coal phase-out, which had been pushed in particular by British prime minister Boris Johnson.

US Court Temporarily Halts Methane Rules Rollback

A three-judge federal panel has temporarily blocked a US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) move aimed at reversing the stricter standards for methane emissions in the oil and gas sector passed by the administration of US president Barack Obama. The ruling will temporarily halt the rollback while the court deliberates on whether it can go ahead.

US Appeals Court Upholds Methane Emissions Rule

US Court Delays Own Methane Delay Ruling