FRANCE WANTS METHANE CURBS ON EUROPE'S FOSSIL FUEL IMPORTS
NEWS Desk Global
France has proposed that the European Union gradually impose methane emissions limits on gas imported into the 27-country bloc, a move that would attempt to leverage Europe's position as a major fossil fuel buyer to tackle the potent greenhouse gas.
Methane is the second biggest cause of climate change after carbon dioxide. In the short term it has a far higher warming effect, meaning rapid cuts in methane emissions are crucial if the world is to limit global warming. EU countries and lawmakers are negotiating a law that would force oil and gas producers in Europe to stop intentionally releasing methane, and fix leaks in their infrastructure, where the potent greenhouse gas can escape into the atmosphere.
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