Paris Meeting Promotes Methane Emission Reduction, Benefiting Climate Mitigation and Energy Security
An international meeting hosted by the G7 in Paris called for accelerated action on methane emission reduction. This initiative aims to mitigate climate change and enhance energy security, with a particular focus on reducing emissions from the oil and gas industry.
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(Central News Agency, Paris, May 4th, comprehensive foreign report) France, the rotating chair of the Group of Seven (G7), today convened an international meeting on methane emissions. Participating officials called for accelerating action to reduce emissions from the oil and gas industry to mitigate climate change and enhance energy security, especially as the Middle East conflict is hindering supplies.
According to Agence France-Presse, France convened officials, industry leaders, and experts to discuss reducing methane emissions, aiming to build momentum before the 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in November.
Methane is the second-largest contributor to climate change. Although it stays in the atmosphere for a much shorter time than carbon dioxide, its warming effect over a 20-year period is about 80 times stronger than CO2.
French Minister for Ecological Transition, Monique Barbut, stated that she hopes this meeting will accelerate the effective implementation of methane emission reduction methods, as the world is still "quite far" from the global commitment to reduce global methane emissions by 30% from 2020 levels by 2030 at the latest.
Approximately 60% of global methane emissions are related to human activities. According to the International Energy Agency's (IEA) Global Methane Tracker report this year, 35% of human-induced methane emissions come from the fossil fuel industry, including oil, natural gas, and coal.
Methane is emitted during oil and gas production through leaks, flaring, or venting. The IEA report points out that despite well-known and proven methods to reduce these emissions, there are no signs of a decline in related emissions, which remained near historical highs last year.
Officials participating in the Paris meeting also emphasized that reducing methane emissions from leaks and flaring in the oil and gas industry would not only decrease greenhouse gases contributing to global warming but also increase available energy.
Mia Mottley, Prime Minister of the Caribbean island nation of Barbados, told Agence France-Presse that the current energy crisis "certainly gives everyone one more reason to act quickly."
Dan Jorgensen, EU Commissioner for Energy Affairs, stated at the meeting that preventing methane leaks would release more natural gas into the market.
He said that methane reduction and energy security are both priorities and are not conflicting; and if warming is to be limited in the short term, methane is the single fastest leverage point that can make a difference. "We cannot wait any longer."
According to the IEA report, if global efforts are made to reduce methane emissions from oil and gas production operations, nearly 100 billion cubic meters of additional natural gas could be obtained annually; if non-emergency flaring could be eliminated worldwide, another 100 billion cubic meters of natural gas could be gained. (Compiled by Chang Cheng-chien) 1150505
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(Central News Agency, Paris, May 4th, comprehensive foreign report) France, the rotating chair of the Group of Seven (G7), today convened an international meeting on methane emissions. Participating officials called for accelerating action to reduce emissions from the oil and gas industry to mitigate climate change and enhance energy security, especially as the Middle East conflict is hindering supplies.
According to Agence France-Presse, France convened officials, industry leaders, and experts to discuss reducing methane emissions, aiming to build momentum before the 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in November.
Methane is the second-largest contributor to climate change. Although it stays in the atmosphere for a much shorter time than carbon dioxide, its warming effect over a 20-year period is about 80 times stronger than CO2.
French Minister for Ecological Transition, Monique Barbut, stated that she hopes this meeting will accelerate the effective implementation of methane emission reduction methods, as the world is still "quite far" from the global commitment to reduce global methane emissions by 30% from 2020 levels by 2030 at the latest.
Approximately 60% of global methane emissions are related to human activities. According to the International Energy Agency's (IEA) Global Methane Tracker report this year, 35% of human-induced methane emissions come from the fossil fuel industry, including oil, natural gas, and coal.
Methane is emitted during oil and gas production through leaks, flaring, or venting. The IEA report points out that despite well-known and proven methods to reduce these emissions, there are no signs of a decline in related emissions, which remained near historical highs last year.
Officials participating in the Paris meeting also emphasized that reducing methane emissions from leaks and flaring in the oil and gas industry would not only decrease greenhouse gases contributing to global warming but also increase available energy.
Mia Mottley, Prime Minister of the Caribbean island nation of Barbados, told Agence France-Presse that the current energy crisis "certainly gives everyone one more reason to act quickly."
Dan Jorgensen, EU Commissioner for Energy Affairs, stated at the meeting that preventing methane leaks would release more natural gas into the market.
He said that methane reduction and energy security are both priorities and are not conflicting; and if warming is to be limited in the short term, methane is the single fastest leverage point that can make a difference. "We cannot wait any longer."
According to the IEA report, if global efforts are made to reduce methane emissions from oil and gas production operations, nearly 100 billion cubic meters of additional natural gas could be obtained annually; if non-emergency flaring could be eliminated worldwide, another 100 billion cubic meters of natural gas could be gained. (Compiled by Chang Cheng-chien) 1150505
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Facing the challenges of global warming and extreme weather, Taiwan, as a member of the global community, bears an undeniable responsibility. As CNA approaches its centennial, it upholds professionalism and has established a net-zero carbon emissions website, using international reports as warp and domestic reports as weft, to provide first-hand, real-time net-zero trends, regulations, and technological new knowledge, leading readers to synchronize with the international community and move towards a low-carbon future.
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