Oil and gas methane emissions could be solved this decade, experts say

Oil and gas methane emissions could be solved this decade, experts say

LONDON, Oct 4 (Reuters) – Emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, from oil and gas infrastructure could be stamped out within the next 10 years, industry experts said on Tuesday.

Speaking at the Reuters IMPACT climate conference in London, they noted that technology to detect leakages from oil and gas had been ramping up in the last five years, making mitigation feasible.

“Those technologies when deployed … can fix the methane emissions very quickly,” said Julien Perez, vice-president of strategy and policy at the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative, a consortium of CEOs from a dozen large oil and gas companies.

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Image Caption and Credit: Julien Perez, Vice President, Strategy & Policy, OGCI, speaks to guests during the annual Reuters IMPACT summit in London, Britain October 4, 2022. REUTERS/Maja Smiejkowska

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