ExxonKnews
April 19, 2023
The fossil fuel industry’s chronic methane pollution — a major contributor to climate change, and significantly more harmful than CO2 in the short term — has gone egregiously underreported and unchecked, according to a growing body of research and evidence. A new scientific study published Monday found that methane emissions from the oil and gas industry were 70% higher than the EPA’s estimates between 2010 and 2019.
But in recent years, gas companies have been assuring governments and importers that there’s nothing to worry about if they buy “responsibly sourced gas” (RSG).
