Markey Urges U.S. to Cut Methane in Revising Its Climate Pledge

President Joe Biden must pursue deep reductions in methane from the oil and gas industry as he moves to ramp up an Obama-era pledge to cut planet-warming emissions, Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) wrote in a letter to Biden today.

The new president, Markey said, can “solidify the U.S. position as a global leader in combating climate change by including a methane emissions reduction target” as the U.S. looks to strengthen for the first time the pledge it made in the run-up to the 2015 Paris climate accord.