Waiting to act on methane is not an option for Canada

Reducing oil and gas methane emissions is among the fastest and cheapest ways to slow the rate of warming.

Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault should be lauded for bringing forward a new and ambitious framework for oil and gas methane regulations. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY JONATHAN BANKS, JAN GORSKI, TOM GREEN, AND ARI POTTENS

December 15, 2022

At the close of last month’s UN Climate Conference, Secretary General António Guterres said that the summit had been driven by two central themes: justice for climate-vulnerable countries, and ambition to keep the 1.5 degree warming limit alive.

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