Post by
Canadian_101 on Nov 02, 2021 7:04am
Biden Proposes New Rules To Limit Methane Emissions
The Biden administration is proposing new rules from a number of federal agencies with the same goal: Slashing planet-warming methane emissions.
The proposal comes as countries are gathering to raise ambitions to decarbonize their economies.
Methane is a greenhouse gas around 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide in the short term.... it is the main component of natural gas, which powers close to 40% of the US electricity sector. It can enter the atmosphere through leaks from oil and natural gas wells, natural gas pipelines and the processing equipment itself. Landfills and agriculture are also a major source of methane emissions.
"Methane is obviously a key issue for the US."
The US Department of Agriculture will focus on ways to capture methane from agriculture, working with farmers to identify ways to cut methane across the food chain. Although 30% of the nation's methane emissions come from the oil and gas industry, methane from landfills and agriculture is also important to tackle, officials stressed.
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