China Set to Release Long-Awaited Methane Plan Before COP28
The world’s largest source of methane has promised to lay out how it will reduce emissions of the potent greenhouse gas.
Coal along the face at Shaanxi Coal and Chemical Industry Group Co.'s Xiaobaodang coal mine in China.
BloombergThe Chinese government is preparing to publish a roadmap to cut emissions of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, before the COP28 summit that starts in November.
China has completed the plan and is set to release it soon, according to people familiar with the matter, though it still requires sign-off from top leaders in Beijing. China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment did not immediately respond to a fax sent late Wednesday.
The methane document probably won’t contain specific targets, two of the people said. It will cover the coal, oil, gas and agriculture industries, according to one of the people. They asked not to be named as they're not authorized to speak to the media.