At the COP28 summit, nearly 50 oil and gas companies, including Exxon and Aramco, pledged to reduce methane emissions from their operations to near zero by 2030, focusing on repairing leaky methane systems. The voluntary commitment has been met with skepticism from climate activists who view it as a potential 'smokescreen'. In addition, BloombergDotOrg launched an initiative at the summit aimed at reducing methane emissions further over the next three years.
If we can drastically reduce methane emissions by 2030, we can avoid the worst effects of climate change. At @COP28_UAE, @BloombergDotOrg launched a new effort that could reduce more methane over the next 3 years than has been achieved in the last decade: https://t.co/THK3wFVitR
A group of 50 major oil and gas companies signed a pledge to cut methane emissions during the Dubai COP28 climate summit, in a move that some climate activists are downplaying as a "smokescreen." https://t.co/cBEfZ1KB10 https://t.co/nIQLMrsdnv
About 50 oil and gas companies pledge to shore up leaky methane systems by 2030, a move that could rapidly reduce emissions of the gas and forestall some climate change effects. https://t.co/fXcb4oLJe2
50 oil and gas companies pledge to cut operational emissions https://t.co/B1H9ZHVyl7
COP28 pledges by big oil to cut methane emissions down to near zero by 2030 has promise, but the deal is all voluntary and the industry doesn’t have track record for doing the right thing. So we’ll be looking for some fast clear action in the coming year. https://t.co/ICsgmqpkkQ
Oil firms commit to major cut in planet-heating gas at COP28 https://t.co/NJfpTTPl4B
Exxon and Aramco lead a controversial pledge by 50 oil and gas producers at the COP28 climate summit to cut emissions from their operations https://t.co/h62P7DfPpH
New: Oil companies sign onto big climate deals to cut potent greenhouse gas #Cop28Dubai via @TimPuko https://t.co/9QqoeVFh4F