The energy sector’s overall emissions of methane are massively underreported, the IEA said Tuesday as it promoted cuts to the most potent greenhouse gas as a quick way to make a major impact on global warming.
The International Energy Agency said its latest annual Global Methane Tracker had found that emissions by the energy sector were about 70 per cent higher than official government figures.
It said this showed the need for greater transparency as well as “stronger policy action to drive down emissions of this potent greenhouse gas,” responsible for some 30 per cent of the rise in global temperatures since the Industrial Revolution.
