02/12/2022 (Agence Europe) – While methane (CH4) concentrations in the atmosphere continue to rise globally, emissions of this potent greenhouse gas fell by 36% in the European Union between 1990 and 2020, says a report by the European Environment Agency (EEA) published on Wednesday 30 November. The decline was particularly large in the energy sector (-65%), mainly due to the reduction in underground mining activity, but also to lower oil and gas production, technological improvements and...