Methane leaks “are not an inevitable part of today’s oil and gas business” and can be reduced “cost-effectively”, the International Energy Agency (IEA) judged in an article published on 31 March on the basis of the latest data collected by its ‘methane tracker’.
“Estimated emissions from oil and gas operations remain very large [...] but the evidence makes it clear that a substantial amount can be reduced cost-effectively”, the IEA points out.
Hitting an optimistic note,...