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 better gas networks. Methane emissions from agriculture decreased in the 1990s and 2000s and have stabilised since 2010. Over the whole period, the decrease is 21%. Emissions from solid waste disposal and wastewater treatment, on the other hand, decreased by 37%. See the report: https://aeur.eu/f/4fy (DG)