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Could COP28 yield a methane commitment from Turkmenistan? [Gas in Transition]

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Could COP28 yield a methane commitment from Turkmenistan? [Gas in Transition]

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Could COP28 yield a methane commitment from Turkmenistan? [Gas in Transition]

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A commitment from Turkmenistan on addressing its significant methane emissions would be a major boon for COP28 if it materialises. [Gas in Transition, Volume 3, Issue 11] by: NGW

Since this editorial was published in the latest edition of NGW’s Gas in Transition magazine on November 30, Turkmenistan has announced its decision to join the Global Methane Pledge, committing itself to cutting methane emissions by 30% by 2030. The growing global attention on methane emissions as a key cause of climate change in recent years certainly needs no explanation. It is far more potent a greenhouse gas (GHG) than CO2, albeit released in far smaller quantities. And the fact that ...