US oil and gas drilling drives global methane emissions spike
15 July 2020 |
2:08 pm
Global emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, soared to a record high from 2007 to 2017, new studies have shown. Energy and food production demands created a 9% increase in methane emissions within that decade.
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