US announces rule to slash powerful planet-warming gas by nearly 80%

US announces rule to slash powerful planet-warming gas by nearly 80%

CNN  —  The Biden administration has finalized a rule to significantly cut the US fossil fuel industry’s emissions of methane, a powerful planet-warming gas that scientists and climate advocacy groups have pressed nations to rapidly reduce as global temperature soars. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan and White House National Climate Adviser Ali Zaidi will …

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The Biden administration has finalized a rule to significantly cut the US fossil fuel industry’s emissions of methane, a powerful planet-warming gas that scientists and climate advocacy groups have pressed nations to rapidly reduce as global temperature soars.

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan and White House National Climate Adviser Ali Zaidi will unveil the rule at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai on Saturday – a day where cutting methane emissions will be a major theme and several multi-lateral announcements are expected to be made.

Methane, the main component of natural gas and a byproduct of fossil fuel drilling, is a potent source of climate pollution with more than 80 times the warming power of carbon dioxide during its first two decades in the atmosphere. The oil and