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.