EPA plans to strengthen rules to cut methane emissions from U.S. oil-and-gas wells and infrastructure.
It also sets a "zero-emissions standard" for pneumatic pumps, and creates requirements for "dry seal compressors" that are currently unregulated, EPA said.EPA estimates that the overall plan would cut emissions from covered sources by 87% from 2005 levels by 2030.
"We’re listening to public feedback and strengthening our proposed oil and gas industry standards, which will enable innovative new technology to flourish while protecting people and the planet," EPA administrator Michael Regan said in a statement.The updated EPA proposal is among a wider set of domestic and global efforts to curb methane.Last year the U.S.
The federal government is a huge customer, spending $630 billion on goods and services last year, per the White House.The conference and White House efforts come amid fresh evidence that global efforts to curb carbon emissions are badly out of step with steep cuts envisioned under the Paris agreement goals.that global carbon emissions from fossil fuels are rising by an estimated 1% this year.
"Many countries, cities, companies, and individuals have made pledges to reduce emissions, and it is a stark reminder that despite all this rhetoric, global fossil CO2 emissions are more than 5% higher than in 2015, the year of the Paris Agreement," said Glen Peters of Norway's CICERO Center for International Climate Research, which is part of the group.
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