20/06/2022 (Agence Europe) – Egypt, Kosovo, Moldova, Oman, Qatar, Saint Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago and Uzbekistan have joined the global pledge to reduce methane emissions from the energy sector, bringing the number of signatory countries to 120, said the European Commission on Friday 17 June in a joint statement with Washington. Officially launched in November 2021 at the 26th UN Climate Conference (COP26), this pledge – initiated by the European Union and the United States – aims to reduce anthropogenic methane emissions by at least 30 percent by 2030 from 2020 levels (see EUROPE 12824/1). Together, the signatory parties to the initiative account for half of the world's methane emissions and nearly three-quarters of the global economy, according to the statement. See the press release: https://aeur.eu/f/27v (DG)