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ACCORDING to key findings from the International Energy Agency (IEA)’s latest Annual Methane Tracker, in 2023, global methane emissions from fossil fuels stayed close to a record high despite new global reduction pledges.
Human activities like agriculture, oil and gas production, and the accumulation of food waste in landfills produce methane — a much more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide. Methane emissions from the energy sector are responsible for roughly a third of global temperature increases since pre-industrial times, reported Reuters.
“Emissions of methane from fossil fuel operations remain unacceptably high … There is no reason for emissions to remain as high as they are,” said Tim Gould, IEA chief energy economist, as AFP reported.
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