Biden’s World Climate Summit Must Include a Pledge to Tackle Methane Emissions

The author contends that the Biden administration should implement strong methane standards in its new NDC, noting that the U.S. could reduce oil and gas sector methane emissions by up to 65 percent using existing technology. Such a move would provide immediate climate benefits, improve health for millions living near facilities, and encourage similar actions from major emitters like China, India, and Russia.

• Methane is a potent greenhouse gas that warms the planet 80 times more than carbon pollution over a 20-year period and is responsible for 25 percent of current global warming.
• The United States has the technological capacity to reduce methane emissions from the oil and gas sector by up to 65 percent, which would equate to a reduction of 7.8 million tons of methane.
• Implementing strong methane standards would benefit over 12 million people living within a half mile of oil and gas facilities, including 1 million Black people, while creating thousands of jobs.

APA

Smith, S. (2021). Biden’s World Climate Summit Must Include a Pledge to Tackle Methane Emissions. Clean Air Task Force. https://www.catf.us/2021/04/bidens-world-climate-summit-must-include-pledge-to-tackle-methane-emissions/

Chicago

Smith, Sarah. Biden’s World Climate Summit Must Include a Pledge to Tackle Methane Emissions. Clean Air Task Force, 2021. https://www.catf.us/2021/04/bidens-world-climate-summit-must-include-pledge-to-tackle-methane-emissions/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{smith2021bidens, author = {Smith, Sarah}, title = {{Biden’s World Climate Summit Must Include a Pledge to Tackle Methane Emissions}}, publisher = {Clean Air Task Force}, year = {2021}, month = apr, url = {https://www.catf.us/2021/04/bidens-world-climate-summit-must-include-pledge-to-tackle-methane-emissions/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }