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IEA report urges industry to cut methane emissions

CUTTING methane emissions is the most effective way to limit global warming in the near term, according to a report released today by the International Energy Agency, noting the potent greenhouse gas has contributed to around 30% of the global temperatures to date.

IEA executive director Dr Fatih Birol

IEA executive director Dr Fatih Birol

  The IEA's methane report says fossil fuel operations generated close to 120 million tonnes of methane last year - nearly one-third of all methane emissions from human activity.  The report estimates...

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