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Energy crisis fuels calls to cut methane emissions
Officials said cutting leaks and flaring could quickly free nearly 15 billion cubic meters of gas for markets.
- On Monday, France convened government officials, industry leaders, and experts in Paris to accelerate methane reduction efforts, as the International Energy Agency reported fossil fuel sector emissions remain near record highs.
- The fossil fuel sector accounts for 35 percent of methane emissions from human activity, the IEA said, yet there is no sign these discharges are falling despite well-known mitigation pathways.
- European Union energy commissioner Dan Jorgensen said, "We could have three times more gas on the market if we eliminated this waste," linking methane abatement to energy security.
- Although nearly 160 countries committed to the Global Methane Pledge, French Ecological Transition Minister Monique Barbut warned the world remains "very far" from meeting the 30 percent reduction target.
- Ahead of the UN's COP31 climate summit in November, British energy minister Ed Miliband said, "Reducing methane emissions remains one of the best things we can do to slow global warming.
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France and the International Energy Agency focus on the loss of profits from methane leakage from oil and gas infrastructure
Building momentum: Energy crisis fuels calls to cut methane emissions
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Climate: an international meeting in Paris to "accelerate" global action on methane reduction Admin FCE 04 May 2026 - 15:20 France called on Monday at an international conference for a concerted global action to reduce methane emissions, a greenhouse gas that accelerates climate change, which continues at "very high" levels according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).In the presence of ministers, economic and financial actors, scientists,…
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