Japan Boosts Effort to Curb Methane Leaks From LNG Supply Chains
Japan is strengthening efforts to curtail methane emissions from liquefied natural gas as it sticks with a fossil fuel that's accelerating climate change.
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said it will collaborate with the United Nations' Oil and Gas Methane Partnership 2.0 program and MiQ, a methane certification non-profit, to verify emissions from LNG imports into Japan.
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