UNEP: Vast majority of methane 'super-emitter' alerts still going unanswered

Stuart Stone
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The number of methane alerts that trigger a response has risen 10-fold, but nearly 90 per cent of warnings are still going ignored, according to a new UN report

Government and industry responses to the UN Environment Programme's (UNEP) methane "super-emitter" satellite alerts may have increased from one to 12 per cent over the past year, but the vast majority...

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