"The U.S. and European Union have agreed to a plan to cut emissions of methane by about a third by the end of the decade as part of a diplomatic push to get other nations to take aim at the powerful planet-warming gas, according to people familiar with the effort.

The U.S. is asking other nations to join the “global methane pledge” -- an expected topic of discussion during a climate change forum President Joe Biden is convening on Friday. The meeting is timed to help build momentum before a United Nations-sponsored climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, set to run Oct. 31 to Nov. 12.

Biden plans to unveil the methane pledge at the Glasgow meeting, according to an invitation he sent to Argentine President Alberto Fernandez that is posted on the presidential website."

Ari Natter, Jennifer A Dlouhy, and Ewa Krukowska report for Bloomberg Green September 14, 2021. [2]