Polluters Are Starting to Heed to UN Methane Warnings (1)

More governments and companies are responding to United Nations-issued alertsabout methane leaks, though action still remains too limited to drive major cuts to emissions of the greenhouse gas.

The response rate to pollution warnings from the UN’s International Methane Emissions Observatory jumped to 12% from 1% over the past year, the agency said Wednesday in a report. IMEO has issued more than 3,500 alerts to 33 countries since its program was launched in 2022.

Atmospheric data shows efforts to limit the releases are so far having little impact on the volume of global methane emissions, produced from sectors like ...