U.S.-Canada Climate Pact May Be a “Watershed Moment” for Methane – EDF President Fred Krupp
“According to a Wall Street Journal report, at their summit meeting tomorrow President Obama and Prime Minister Trudeau are poised to elevate the crucial importance of controlling methane. If the report proves accurate, and President Obama commits to controlling methane from existing oil and gas facilities, it marks a new level of collaboration and will be a watershed moment in the fight to get serious about this potent climate pollutant. Prime Minister Trudeau’s reported pledge to reduce methane emissions from oil-and-gas operations by 40 percent to 45 percent in the next decade makes clear that this issue has taken on international scope and urgency. I thank them for their leadership and look forward to learning more details about these new commitments, as well as other aspects of the joint U.S.-Canada climate strategy, later today.”
- Fred Krupp, president of Environmental Defense Fund
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