EPA, Regulators From 37 Other Nations Launch Effort to Curb Methane Emissions

摘要

The Environmental Protection Agency announced Oct. 1 that it, along with Mexico's Ministry of Environment and 36 other countries, is launching a global initiative to reduce emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas.rnThe agency pledged $50 million over the next five years to the Global Methane Initiative and said it would seek similar pledges from other developed countries to support emissions reduction projects and technologies. EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson said in a statement: "Methane emissions pollute the air we breathe and contribute to the global challenge of climate change, and leaving them untapped is a major missed opportunity. Through this growing partnership we can convert this harmful pollutant into clean energy and create new economic prospects for people around the world.