Trump rolls back methane climate standards for oil and gas industry

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.