Canada To Aggressively Reduce Methane Emissions From Its Oil And Gas Industry

Canada will seek to reduce methane emissions from its oil and gas industry by more than its initial ambitious target. That target was a 75% reduction from 2012 levels by 2030, and the country’s Ambassador for Climate Change made it clear at the Climate Action Summit in New York City that the country now hopes to exceed that target. The news release on the announcement noted that methane is a much more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide over a short period of time and that it was “one of the key drivers contributing to the increase…