Environmental Politics

"Regan Seeks Industry Backing for Methane Rule to Overcome GOP"

"The EPA’s plans to regulate methane emissions from oil and gas operations will need industry support to stick in case Republicans take over Congress after the 2022 midterm elections, EPA administrator Michael Regan told Bloomberg Law Wednesday in Glasgow."

Source: Bloomberg Environment, 11/11/2021

"Cop26 Draft Text Annotated: What It Says And What It Means"

"The draft text is the most important document that will emerge from the Cop26 climate summit in Glasgow. Unlike the last major climate conference, in Paris in 2015, what emerges here will not be a new treaty, but a series of decisions and resolutions that build on the Paris accord."

Source: Guardian, 11/11/2021

"China and the United States Join in Seeking Emissions Cuts"

"As nearly 200 nations struggle over global climate negotiations, the world’s two biggest polluters sign an agreement, but it was short on details."

"GLASGOW — The United States and China announced a joint agreement Wednesday to “enhance ambition” on climate change, saying they would work together to do more to cut emissions this decade while China committed for the first time to reduce methane, a potent greenhouse gas.

Source: NYTimes, 11/11/2021

Oil And Gas Industry Pushes Misinformation About Its Impact On La. Coast

"Louisiana politicians at the state and federal level are echoing a false oil and gas industry claim to support more offshore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, saying that Louisiana will lose more land to the sea without offshore production royalties to pay for coastal restoration."

Source: WWNO/Southerly, 11/10/2021

"COP26 Climate Summit Draft Reveals Which Fights Remain"

"COP26 organizers released a preliminary draft early Wednesday of an agreement on how countries will work together to curb climate change. The language will evolve over the course of the final days of the conference, and it contains several provisions that are likely to be contentious."

Source: Washington Post, 11/10/2021

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