While a significant amount of attention surrounding climate change has focused on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, there is growing interest in the role of methane (CH4) and other short-lived climate forcers. In June 2015, Ipieca published their fact sheet on 'Exploring Methane Emissions', which considers methane emissions and their wider implications, and explores the associated challenges, opportunities and continuing efforts within the oil and gas sector to address them.
Exploring methane emissions

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