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The challenge of tracking methane emissions and why they are higher than publicly reported

By: PBS Newshour
Posted on: Friday, November 25, 2022

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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — The COP27 climate negotiations in Egypt put a spotlight on the problem of methane emissions, which are responsible for more than a quarter of the warming on the planet today. More countries are pledging to reduce those emissions, but methane leaks remain a serious problem. NewsHour’s Miles O’Brien reports.