Agriculture has worked in different ways to reduce methane emissions, such as using methane digesters to generate electricity. An agreement reached by China and the U.S. at the climate summit in Scotland calls for using incentives to lower methane emissions in agriculture. The joint language released by the U.S. and China calls for using incentives to help the agricultural sector reduce its methane emissions. https://www.state.gov/…China and the U.S. combine roughly 40% of global emissions -- China at about 25% and the U.S. at 15%. EPA had released its proposed rule to reduce methane emissions shortly before the COP 26 began.

Source: Wall Street Journal November 12, 2021 21:29 UTC