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How Biden should meet his promise to cut fossil fuel emissions

How Biden should meet his promise to cut fossil fuel emissions

Full power of US Clean Air Act must be used to cut oil and gas sector’s methane output
9 FEB 2021
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It is clear, however, that the oil and gas sector’s concerns over methane emissions have reached a breaking point.

The industry’s shift follows decades of climate denial and obfuscation. The industry eventually turned to voluntary commitments such as the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative, insisting they would suffice in place of the force of law. But under immense investor and public pressure, some of the oil majors, including BP, Shell, ExxonMobil, Total, and Equinor, have now publicly announced support for government regulation of methane pollution

FULL FT ARTICLE

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