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  • Methane Emissions: Can the United States and China Find Common Ground?

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    Guest Contributor  //  June 11, 2024  //  By Barry Rabe

    As relations between the United States and China become increasingly acrimonious, reducing methane emissions from oil and gas operations remains an exceptional arena where respectful engagement between both countries endures.

    Methane is a highly-intensive, short-lived climate pollutant, and it is responsible for about 30 percent of current global warming. Two-fifths of the global total of human-caused methane derives from fossil fuel production, including oil and gas. And the U.S. and China play an outsized role. The US leads the world in oil and gas production and sectoral methane emissions, while China ranks in the top five producers. China is also the global leader in total methane releases, including agriculture, livestock, coal production, and waste emissions.

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  • Americans Prefer Renewable Energy Requirements Over a Carbon Tax

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    Guest Contributor  //  January 30, 2017  //  By Barry Rabe, Sarah Mills & Christopher Borick
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    There are many questions about where President Trump and the new administration stands on energy and climate policy, but new survey data gives a better picture of what the American public thinks.

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