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US plans to slash methane emissions from oil and gas sector
President Barak Obama has unveiled Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to slash methane emissions from oil and gas production by up to 45% from 2012 levels by 2025. The move aims to support the Democratic President’s green credentials on climate change, but faces stiff opposition from the Republicans who control both houses of the US Congress. The EPA is to issue the proposed regulations this summer, and aims to establish final regulations in 2016. According to a Reuters report, US administration officials said while emissions from the sector are down 16% since 1990, they are set to rise 25% between now and 2025 if left unabated. Methane is the second largest source of greenhouse gas emissions and represented 10% of US climate warming emissions in 2012.
News Item details
Journal title: Petroleum Review
Region: North America
Keywords: Climate change
Countries: USA -
Subjects: Environment, Policy and Governance, Carbon emissions
