Trump rolls back methane climate standards for oil and gas industry
by Emily Holden in Washington from Environment | The Guardian on (#56W0N)
Methane is a greenhouse gas that heats the planet far faster than CO2 and addressing it is critical to slowing global heating
The Trump administration is revoking rules that require oil and gas drillers to detect and fix leaks of methane, a greenhouse gas that heats the planet far faster than carbon dioxide.
Methane has a much more potent short-term warming effect than CO2 and addressing it is critical to slowing global heating as the world is already on track to become more than 3C hotter than before industrialization.
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