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US to slash powerful planet-warming methane by nearly 80% from oil and gas
- westurner 3y ago"US announces rule to slash powerful planet-warming methane by nearly 80% from oil and gas" (2023) https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/02/climate/cop28-methane-announcement-climate/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/02/climate/cop28-methane-announc... : > The rule will crack down on methane leaks from industry in several ways. In a major new development, it will end routine flaring of the natural gas that is a byproduct of drilling oil wells and will phase in a requirement for that gas to be captured instead of burned. The rule will also require stringent leak monitoring of oil and gas wells and compressors, and cut down on leaks from equipment like pumps, storage tanks and controllers. > It will also rely on independent, third-party monitoring – using satellites and other remote-sensing technology – to find very large methane leaks.