Canada, Brazil and Egypt to announce new methane regulations on Monday – U.S. official

Canada, Brazil and Egypt to announce new methane regulations on Monday – U.S. official

DUBAI - Canada, Brazil and Egypt will announce new methane regulations at the COP28 climate summit later on Monday, a U.S. official told Reuters.

As of Monday, 155 countries have signed up as members of the Global Methane Pledge, a voluntary partnership committing countries to collectively reduce methane emissions by 30% from 2020 levels by 2030.

Countries now need to show how they will meet that target.

"What we are seeing at COP28 is a pivot to implementation," Rick Duke, US deputy special envoy for climate change, told Reuters.

(Reporting by Valerie Volcovici, writing by William James) Canada, Brazil and Egypt to announce new methane regulations on Monday - U.S. official